Gendun Chopel: Tibet's First Modern Artist
Author: Lopez, Donald S
Brand: Serindia Publications, Inc
Edition: UK ed.
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 136
Release Date: 29-10-2013
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Gendun Chopel (1903-1951) is widely regarded as one of the most important Tibetan figures of the 20th century, famous for his skills as a poet and infamous for his controversial views. This volume brings together many insights into this multifaceted figure. Gendun Chopel was also a talented artist, developing a style previously unknown in the long and illustrious history of Tibetan painting. Presented here for the first time are Gendun Chopel's remarkable watercolors and pencil sketches, works that attest to his distinction as Tibet's first modern artist.
About the Author
Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. The author of numerous books on Buddhism, his translations of the works of Gendun Chopel appear in The Madman's Middle Way, In the Forest of Faded Wisdom, and Grains of Gold: Tales of a Cosmopolitan Traveler (translated with Thupten Jinpa).
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Gendun Chopel: Tibet's First Modern Artist
Gendun Chopel: Tibet's First Modern Artist
Author: Lopez, Donald S
Brand: Serindia Publications, Inc
Edition: UK ed.
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 136
Release Date: 29-10-2013
Details: Product Description
Gendun Chopel (1903-1951) is widely regarded as one of the most important Tibetan figures of the 20th century, famous for his skills as a poet and infamous for his controversial views. This volume brings together many insights into this multifaceted figure. Gendun Chopel was also a talented artist, developing a style previously unknown in the long and illustrious history of Tibetan painting. Presented here for the first time are Gendun Chopel's remarkable watercolors and pencil sketches, works that attest to his distinction as Tibet's first modern artist.
About the Author
Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. The author of numerous books on Buddhism, his translations of the works of Gendun Chopel appear in The Madman's Middle Way, In the Forest of Faded Wisdom, and Grains of Gold: Tales of a Cosmopolitan Traveler (translated with Thupten Jinpa).
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Languages: English
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Author: Lopez, Donald S
Brand: Serindia Publications, Inc
Edition: UK ed.
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 136
Release Date: 29-10-2013
Details: Product Description
Gendun Chopel (1903-1951) is widely regarded as one of the most important Tibetan figures of the 20th century, famous for his skills as a poet and infamous for his controversial views. This volume brings together many insights into this multifaceted figure. Gendun Chopel was also a talented artist, developing a style previously unknown in the long and illustrious history of Tibetan painting. Presented here for the first time are Gendun Chopel's remarkable watercolors and pencil sketches, works that attest to his distinction as Tibet's first modern artist.
About the Author
Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. The author of numerous books on Buddhism, his translations of the works of Gendun Chopel appear in The Madman's Middle Way, In the Forest of Faded Wisdom, and Grains of Gold: Tales of a Cosmopolitan Traveler (translated with Thupten Jinpa).
EAN: 9781932476613
Package Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches
Languages: English
