Migrating objects: John Henry Foley and empire

Cullen, Fintan

Abstract

This is a chapter in a book entitled, Artists and Migration 1400-1850. Britain, Europe and beyond, edited by Kathrin Wagner, Jessica David and Matej Klemencic, published by Cambridge Scholars Press in 2017. The collection came out of a conference in Liverpool in 2013. My chapter considers the equestrian statue of a Raj military figure James Outram which was erected in central Calcutta in 1874. The essay discusses the incongruity of using western artistic ideals in the context of 19th C India. The conclusion is about the paradox of an Irish-born sculptor contributing to the imperial game.

Citation

Cullen, F. (2017). Migrating objects: John Henry Foley and empire. In K. Wager, J. David, & M. Klemencic (Eds.), Artists and migration 1400-1850. Britain, Europe and beyond. Cambridge Scholars Press

• Acceptance Date: Jul 14, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 15, 2017
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Artists and migration 1400-1850. Britain, Europe and beyond
• ISBN: (10) 1-4438-9974-7; (13) 978-1-4438-9974-1
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/970870
• Contract Date: Sep 14, 2017