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British Sculpture in India ~ New Views and Old Memories
Mary Ann Steggles & Richard Barnes

When Mary Ann Steggles began her studies on the subject of historic statues exported from Britain to colonies in South Asia, she picked an interest which has fascinated British and Indian historians. It concerns a parallel collection to the sculptures in the streets of Britain, with works by very highly rated British artists. There is an introduction by Tapati Guha-Thakurta, placing the subject in a modern context in India, and a preface by the eminent sculpture historian, Benedict Read, author of Victorian Sculpture. The main contents are 200 concise descriptions of sculptures by Richard Barnes and the writing of Professor Steggles, which provides the historical base and account of the commissioning and exportation of statues from Britain to India. Here is a rare book in the making which we commend to devotees of sculpture in five continents and anyone interested in the endless peculiarities of India’s connection with Britain. It has a high concentration of illustration and is intended to be a pleasure to look at.

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Intolerably Hip
Andrew Kerr

Andrew Kerr is the man who, with Arabella Churchill, put on the Glastonbury Fair of 1971 and linked it to the solstice and the sacred landscape of Avalon. For years he has been consulted by authors and archivists in pursuit of the ultimate festival history and now he has written a book about his life. It is called ‘Intolerably Hip’ and it’s published on 12 May 2011, just before the 40th anniversary of the unforgettable fair. As autobiographers go, Kerr is an ideal type, say the publishers. ‘He’s generous yet light-handed and understated at turns while recounting some tricky situations in a life of opposites. The pages are enlivened by contradictory characters, from rock stars, music lovers, crofters and druids to world statesmen, royalty, trillionaires and bloodthirsty generals. It’s a good story and he’s a storyteller through and through’.

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