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Spectacles of Labor: Artists and Workers in the Patna Opium Factory in the 1850s.

Authors :
Childers, Hope Marie
Source :
Nineteenth-Century Contexts. Jul2017, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p167-191. 25p. 3 Color Photographs, 1 Chart.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

An essay is presented on the paintings of the Gulzarbagh opium factory in Patna, India that depict the many tasks of opium processing in the 1850s. It examines how the labor vignettes provide insight into Indian art production of the period. It looks at the practices of the artists of these paintings including Shiva Lal. It also draws from two texts illuminating the labor processes, such as a pamphlet by W.C.B. Eatwell and a note written by doctor Robert Lyell.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08905495
Volume :
39
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Nineteenth-Century Contexts
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
122603609
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/08905495.2017.1311987