Author: Groseclose Barbara
Place: England
Publisher: Associated University Press
Year: 1995
Pages: 152
ISBN: 0-87413-406-4
Subject: Bombay/ Mumbai
Sub-Subject: Bombay
Keyword: Sculptures
Classification: 730.941
Shelf: C5R6
Accession No: B525
Contents: Preface Introduction 1- The Company and Company India 2- Britannia and the Riches of India 3- Service : Merchants, Missionaries, and Mothers 4- Learning India Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Abstract: This book explores how British sculpture in Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay up to 1858 shaped and reflected colonial identity under East India Company rule. Focusing on church monuments and public statuary, it examines their role in imperial representation, memory, and authority. Key themes include Company governance, British civilizing ideals, commemorations of colonial figures, and artistic engagement with Indian culture. Through art historical and postcolonial analysis, the study reveals how sculpture legitimized empire, blending classical and Christian symbolism. It offers fresh insights into the cultural politics of colonialism and the visual strategies that underpinned British imperial power before the formal Raj.