In harmony : the Norma Jean Calderwood collection of Islamic art
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In harmony : the Norma Jean Calderwood collection of Islamic art
Harvard Art Museum , distributed by Yale University Press, c2013
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- : Yale Univ. Press
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In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art accompanies an exhibition organized by the Harvard Art Museums and shown at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum January 31-June 1, 2013
Bibliography: p. 274-290
Includes index
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A major philanthropist from the Boston area, Norma Jean Calderwood assembled an extensive collection of Islamic art, ranging from austere and powerful epigraphic ceramics of the 9th and 10th centuries to the introspective realism of late-19th-century portraiture. With more than fifty pieces of ceramics, the collection represents every significant period and technique in Persian pottery. It has particular strength in illustrations of the greatest epic poem in the Persian language, the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l-Qasim Firdawsi, and also includes beautiful examples of album painting, drawing, and calligraphy.
Nine essays by diverse experts explore issues of conservation as well as the cultural and historical significance of various objects in this largely unpublished collection. Topics include the influence of calligraphic line and physical gesture on Safavid drawings; figurative imagery on Iranian ceramics; and what cobalt pigment reveals about an object's origins.
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Exhibition Schedule:
Harvard Art Museums
(1/31/13-6/01/13)
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