Word: kramrisch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fingers, touching in prayer or greeting, the inner spiritual tension meant to guide the viewer in his devotions. For the Indian sculptor, such works of art were a combination of ritual and magic that made his craft a profoundly religious calling. Says Philadelphia's Indian Art Curator Stella Kramrisch: "The many gods of India would have no existence on earth were it not for their portraits in stone and bronze, and their temples...
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