Howes, Jennifer, aut, The art of a corporation , 2023
- Title(s):
- The art of a corporation : the East India Company as patron and collector, 1600-1860 / Jennifer Howes.
- Published/Created:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Holdings:
- Reference LibraryN5247.E23 H69 2023 (LC)Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
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- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/16747518
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index.
"The Art of a Corporation is a comprehensive study of artworks that were commissioned and collected by the East India Company from the early 17th to the mid-19th century. These items range from oil paintings on canvas and marble statuary, to sandstone Buddhas and metal figurines of Hindu deities. The book takes a chronological approach and focuses on provenance to show that objects are valuable primary resources for understanding the East India Company's history. The artworks illustrate how one of the longest surviving multinational corporations in the western world changed over its three-century history and provide a powerful visual account of its perpetually reinvented image. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of art history, colonial art, colonial studies, British history, economic history, business history, South Asian history, post-colonial studies and cultural studies"-- Provided by publisher. - Subject Terms:
- Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Great Britain -- History.Art -- Collectors and collecting.Art museums.Art patronage -- Great Britain -- History.Art patronage.Corporate image -- Great Britain -- History.Corporate image.East India Company -- Art collections.East India Company -- Art patronage.East India Company.Great Britain.
- Form/Genre:
- History.
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- Introduction
- Chaos to confidence
- Landscape and imperialism
- Romans
- Scandals
- Indian sculpture
- Bureaucracy
- Continuities.