A masterful introduction to the artists and artisans of Bangladesh and a meditation on the nature of art and life. Henry Glassie introduces us to dozens of artists working in different mediums--potters, metal workers, painters, weavers, poets--and shares the excitement of meeting new people and discovering new art forms. 12 color photos. 445 b&w photos.
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A masterful introduction to the artists and artisans of Bangladesh and a meditation on the nature of art and life. Henry Glassie introduces us to dozens of artists working in different mediums--potters, metal workers, painters, weavers, poets--and shares the excitement of meeting new people and discovering new art forms. 12 color photos. 445 b&w photos.
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Fine and bright dark blue gold boards with gilt titles in like pictorial dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated in black and white and some color. Vintage photographs of art work, artisans, landscape, locations. A thorough documentation. Quite handsome all around.
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VG-/VG-light scuffing and wear to corners/edges of book and dust jacket. signed and inscribed by the author on title page in ink. Mustard and 3/4 navy cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. 511 pp. BW illustrations. "Art and Life in Bangladesh presents the country, its landscape and history, its artists and their work." "Glassie arrays the potter's works-from useful pots to radiant images of the Hindi deities-and brings us into the company of potters who are poets, historians, and philosophers. The book ascends to the splendid spiritual explanation of art provided by the sculptor Haripada Pal." "In conversation with the artists who work the clay, Glassie learned their idea of art, and he applies it to other media, to weaving and shipbuilding, to painting, engraving, and brass casting. The book expands into a comprehensive view of creation in Bangladesh, and it forms an elegant meditation on life and work and the importance of art."--Jacket.
