The Colonial and National Formations of the National College of Arts, Lahore, circa 1870s to 1960s

Nadeem Omar Tarar

• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781785277924
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785277948
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Art General

Using the archival sources, The Colonial and National Formations of the National College of Arts, Lahore, c1870–1960 tells the story of the formation and transformation of Pakistan's premier art institution the National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore, the bureaucratic body responsible forthe growth of design schools, museums, art and architecture of present-day Pakistan since the nineteenth century. By turning the pages of the NCA's history, from the days of the British Raj to the early decades of independence, the book unravels and deconstructs the disciplinary frameworks of art history and anthropology woven into the imperial and national discourses as diverse modes of objectification of Pakistani art and artists.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Acknowledgments
• A Note on Style
• Introduction
• Chapter One Crafting Artists as Primitive Artisans: Ethnology, Exhibitions and Museums in Colonial Punjab
• Chapter Two The Visual Literacy Orientalism in Punjab: The Mayo School of Art in the Late Nineteenth Century
• Chapter Three From Hereditary Craftsmanship to Modern Art and Design for Industry: The Mayo School of Art in the Early Twentieth Century
• Chapter Four Framing of a National Tradition: Aesthetic Modernism and Traditional Art at the NCA
• Epilogue
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Glossary
• Index