William George Archer (1907–1979)
Author of The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry
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Works by William George Archer
Visions of courtly India: The Archer collection of Pahari miniatures (1976) — Collector — 19 copies, 1 review
The hill of flutes : life, love, and poetry in tribal India : a portrait of the Santals (1974) 11 copies
Indian painting in the Punjab hills;: Essays (Victoria and Albert Museum. Museum monograph) (1952) 7 copies
Indian miniatures: Colour plates in collaboration with Madanjeet Singh ([The Great masters of the past) (1960) — Author — 7 copies
Paintings of the Sikhs 4 copies
Kangra painting 4 copies
India and modern art 3 copies
Indian Painting 2 copies
Garhwal painting 1 copy
Kangra painting 1 copy
The Koka Shastra and Other Medieval Indian Writings on Love — Preface — 1 copy
Indische Miniaturen fünfzehn Farbtafeln — Introduction — 1 copy
Associated Works
Rajput Miniatures from the Collection of Edwin Binney 3rd (1968) — Introduction, some editions — 12 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Archer, William George
- Birthdate
- 1907-02-11
- Date of death
- 1979-03-06
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Cambridge (Emmanuel College)
- Occupations
- Indian Civil Service
Victoria and Albert Museum (Keeper of the India Section) - Places of residence
- Bihar, India
- Associated Place (for map)
- Bihar, India
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A wonderful pictoral collection that lets me imagine the beliefs held by those living in that place and time. Kangra and the Pahari Miniatures depicting Radha and Krishna elements are my favorites.
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
- 34