Himalayan Drawings

PIn a retrospective panorama, IHimalayan Drawings/I presents a range of more than 140 documentary works that testify to the wealth of local traditions in the valleys of the world’s highest mountains. In an introductory section to Robert Powell’s IHimalayan Drawings/I eight expert articles examine his oeuvre under various angles, attesting its complexity. These essays were written by specialists in the fields of art and architecture, social anthropology and ethnography, Tibetan, Islamic, Indian and Nepalese studies, and general history of the Himalayan region.P