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Rahaab Allana (Curator), Mastering the Lens, 2012, Authored Book
Allana, Rahaab (Curator) and Deepak Bharathan. Mastering the Lens, 2012 | Authored Book | 00802022
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              Allana, Rahaab (Curator) and Deepak Bharathan. Mastering the Lens - Before and After Cartier-Bressonin Pondicherry. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 2012 | Authored Book | Photography | 00802022
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              Rahaab Allana (Curator) and Deepak Bharathan
              TitleMastering the Lens - Before and After Cartier-Bressonin Pondicherry
              Contributor(s)François Richier, Shilpi Goswami, Kitty Reddy, Jennifer Chowdhry
              Document TypeAuthored Book
              PublisherMapin Publishing, Ahmedabad
              Date of Publication2012
              First Edition2012
              Pages84 | ills. 79
              BindingPB
              LanguageEnglish
              ISBN978-8189995737
              Keywordshenri-cartier-bresson | pondicherry | authored-edited-books | book-bka | library

              Research Categories

              3_Photography
              5_ArcHeritage
              14_IndoWorld

              Contents

              1. RENEWING TIES: Linking India and France through the Art of Photography —H.E. Mr François Richier

              2. THE ENDURING IMAGE —E. Alkazi

              3. SILENT AS AN APPARITION: A Hidden Legacy of Photography —Rahaab Allana

              4. MASTERING THE LENS: Before and After Cartier-Bresson in Pondicherry —Shilpi Goswami and Deepak Bharathan

              BRIEF NOTE ON SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM AND PHOTOGRAPHY —Prof. Kittu Reddy

              BIOGRAPHY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS —Compiled by Jennifer Chowdhry

              ABOUT THE HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON FOUNDATION

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              About the Publication

              In the attempt to trace the development of photography in Pondicherry spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries this publication has at its core the unpublished album by renowned photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, who visit... Read More

              About the Author

              Introductions by François Richier, French Ambassador to India, and E. Alkazi, Chairman, Alkazi Foundation for the Arts. Rahaab Allana is the Curator for the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, New Delhi. Shilpi Goswami is the Archivi... Read More

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