David Gentleman's India [Paperback]

David Gentleman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2006

Exploring the land, architecture, and people of India, David Gentleman's travels have informed this collection of watercolors and reminiscences. The result is not a romantic or nostalgic vision, but a study of a country in part patient, traditional, and unchanging, but one also renewed and transformed by its energy, inventiveness, and ingenuity.

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From Library Journal

Gentleman, a British artist with a distinctive pen-and-wash style of watercolors (see, for instance, David Gentleman's Paris, St. Martin's, 1992) here covers the breadth of India from the Himalayas to the southern tip of the subcontinent to make a most appealing book. His bright and cheerful sketches, particularly those of Muhgal and Raj buildings, bring the country to life. He shows the India of the tourist, of course, but to his sketches he adds a substantial personal text describing his reactions, which swayed his moods "from fascination and elation to exhaustion, panic and despair." This is a lovely gift book choice, but it is suitable for public library collections as well.
Harold M. Otness, Southern Oregon State Coll. Lib., Ashland
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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: India Research Press; South Asia Ed edition (April 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8187943718
• ISBN-13: 978-8187943716
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,177,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An alternative to glossy photo's, July 4, 1998

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W. P. Otteson "Swansea Jack" (Bahrain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David Gentleman's India (A John Curtis Book) (Paperback)

Whilst visiting India I wished to purchase a record of my visit there. Having been many times before and working for the last 13 years with people from the Asian continent, I wanted something that reflected what I knew of them and that region.

David Genlteman's book brings to life many of the mannerisms and features of the people from all over India in a manner reminiscant of Lowry. His detailed watercolours of the local architecture convey the substance of the subject.