Desire and Devotion
Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection
Baltimore, Md. : Walters Art Museum ; London : Philip Wilson, 2001.
Format: Book
Description: 348 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cm
The collection of John and Berthe Ford represents one of the most important private holdings of Indian and Himalayan art in the world. Certain objects have been widely exhibited, such as the Green Tara (a female Buddhist goddess), a painting executed in India around 1100 for a Tibetan patron and recognized both as a masterpiece and as a cornerstone for the study of Tibetan painting. Others have never been publicly shown. The exhibition and the accompanying publication bring together works from both India and the Himalayas, demonstrating the range and depth of the Ford collection, providing an extraordinary overview of 2,000 years of history, and illustrating enduring themes in the art of Southern Asia with outstanding works of art.
Other Authors:
Woodward, Hiram W.
Walters Art Museum.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Albuquerque Museum.
Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Ala.)
Woodward, Hiram W.
Walters Art Museum.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Albuquerque Museum.
Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham, Ala.)
Subjects:
Ford, John Gilmore -- Art collections.
Ford, Berthe -- Art collections.
Art, Indic.
Art, Nepali.
Art, Tibetan.
Ford, John Gilmore -- Art collections.
Ford, Berthe -- Art collections.
Art, Indic.
Art, Nepali.
Art, Tibetan.
ISBN:
0856675377
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ART Asia Pal | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: ) |
Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Md. 20 October 2001-13 January 2002; the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, Calif. 2 March 2002-2 June 2002; the Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, N.M. 7 September 2002-5 January 2003; and the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Ala. 9 March-25 May 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-342) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-342) and index.