Art Historian/Archaeologist looking for dirt on Britain’s imperial past in colonial archives. Author of “The Art of a Corporation”. Ch. 1 is free open-access!
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My new book is now being published in India by @ManoharPub at the way more affordable price of Rs 1295 (less than £12!) manoharbooks.com/BookDetails…
T-shirt shopping at Decolonial Clothing, an indigenous-run business based out of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territory in so-called #Vancouver decolonialclothing.com/
Copper wine bowl made at Lahore c.1610-20. It’s large! Probably holds a litre of wine. How was it used? Dip your cup in? Use a ladle? Stick in a curly straw? Does wine taste better after sitting in a copper vessel? So many questions #GreatMughals @V_and_A
Shah Jahan’s wine cups, mid 17th C, sculpted from jade. Luxurious, ergonomic, I’d love to cradle one of these in my hands! Someone please make a replica from inferior materials. I’ll buy ten. See the originals for yourself @V_and_A #GreatMughals
My essay on Thomas Daniell’s painting of Kuttalam Waterfall has been published in “Iconic Masterpieces of Indian Art, Edition 04”. The painting is on display with @DAGworld at Art Mumbai, 14-17 Nov. It will then move to DAG New Delhi.
Rebecca Lawrence appointed as new Chief Executive of the British Library - The British Library bl.uk/press/
“There was a gold throne which I am sorry to say they are breaking to pieces…Lord Mornington has presented me with one of the jewelled tygers from the throne” - Lady Clive’s diary, May 1799. Here’s the very same object in Hew Locke’s “What have we here?” @britishmuseum
What have we here? L: Benin bronze of a Portuguese man, portrait of Queen Victoria staring over his shoulder. R: British soldiers posing with bronzes looted from the King of Benin after the 1897 invasion. Hew Locke exhibition @britishmuseum is a must-see!
A quick stroll through Hew Locke’s “What have we here?” @britishmuseum with @SushmaJansari. This exhibition is a must for anyone interested in British imperialism & objects. instagram.com/reel/DB-vafrsa…
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Mumbai Mahal's Zahara Bagh in Agra: another Mughal masterpiece lost to indifference & neglect
South Indian Dancer with musicians by an artist from Karaikal/Thanjavur, between 1727 and 1758. One of the oldest such images painted on paper. Collected by the Count of Mondave in 1769, now in @laBnF Paris (Estampes, Od39b, f.173)
Friends in the UK, if you want to buy a copy of my new book, it's selling for £28 through Abe Books!! That's a third less than it costs on Amazon. abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookD…
Polilur on a plate! Adeela Suleman’s “On the Plains of Polilur 1784”. The other picture shows the 19th C Battle of Polilur scroll painting sold in London, March 2022. Both are based on the mural in the Darya Daulat Bagh at Srirangapatna, capital of Tipu Sultan’s Mysore Kingdom.
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The Sea Gate, Fort St George, 1726. More pics in this excellent blog by Stefan Halikowski Smith... 'A Prospect of Fort St.George and Plan of the city of Madras' - Untold lives blog shar.es/agh3up
“Tipu’s sons bid farewell at the Zenana” by Adeela Suleman, 2024. On display at the Grosvenor Gallery until 21 Oct. grosvenorgallery.com/exhibit…
Two young women laughing while sharing a tiny carton of chocolate milk- A physiotherapist who has to perform minor surgery on his neighbours- Kids playing a game where they pretend they’re “covered in blood”- BBC Two - Life and Death in Gaza bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002412…