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

by Nadeem Omar Tarar

Drawing on archival sources, this book provides an anthropological exploration of the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore, tracing its evolution from the Mayo School of Arts established in 1875. As a counterpart to London's South Kensington School of Design (now the Royal College of Art), the Mayo School emerged as a crucial site for the dissemination of colonial art education in British India, alongside similar institutions in Calcutta, Bombay,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785277928
• ISBN13: 9781785277924
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 6.1"