In Service to Krishna – A lecture by Dr. Madhuvanti Ghose

The Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian and Himalayan Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, USA, will discuss the artistic traditions of the Vaishnava Pushtimarg sect. Based in the temple town of Nathdwara in India, these hereditary artists are renowned for having preserved painting traditions in an unbroken legacy for more than four centuries. The focus of their art are large pichvais (textile hangings) and miniature paintings depicting the festivals and rituals of the sect. This talk introduces the art of the Pushtimarg and celebrates the artists keeping the tradition alive today through their organization, The Artists of Nathdwara.