Stella Kramrisch at the Himalayan Art installation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1978.
Born
(1896-05-29)May 29, 1896
Nikolsburg, Austria
Died
August 31, 1993(1993-08-31) (aged 97)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Citizenship
American
Education
University of Vienna
Known for
Leading specialist on Indian art for most of the 20th century
Spouse
Laszlo Nemenyi
Awards
Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art
Scientific career
Fields
Art history
Institutions
Kala Bhavana
Thesis
The Essence of Early Buddhist Sculpture in India (1919)
Academic advisors
Max Dvořák
Stella Kramrisch (May 29, 1896 – August 31, 1993) was an American pioneering art historian and curator who was the leading specialist on Indian art for most of the 20th century. Her scholarship remains a benchmark to this day. She researched and taught Indian art history for more than six decades on three continents. After writing her dissertation on the essence of early-buddhist sculpture in India, she was invited to teach at Kala Bhavana in Shantiniketan (1922–24) and went on to teach at Calcutta University from 1924 to 1950. In Europe, Kramrisch worked at the Courtauld Institute, London (1937–1940). From 1950, she was professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of South Asia Regional Studies, where she had been recruited by W. Norman Brown, in addition to being a prominent curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[1]
^Stoller Miller, Barbara (1983). Exploring India's Sacred Art. Selected Writings of Stella Kramrisch. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 3–33. ISBN 0812211340.
StellaKramrisch (May 29, 1896 – August 31, 1993) was an American pioneering art historian and curator who was the leading specialist on Indian art for...
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ISBN 978-81-208-1284-0. StellaKramrisch (1988). The Presence of Siva. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 450–451. ISBN 978-81-208-0491-3. StellaKramrisch (1988). The Presence...
follow, depict the spiritual themes such as moksha. In the words of StellaKramrisch, This state which is "like a man and woman in close embrace" is a symbol...
StellaKramrisch (1946). The Hindu Temple. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 19–43, 135–137, context: 129–144 with footnotes. ISBN 978-81-208-0223-0. Stella Kramrisch...
Introduction to Indian Philosophy, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415800037, pp. 21-25 StellaKramrisch (1994), The Presence of Siva, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691019307...
ISBN 978-0889201583. Kramrisch, Stella (1981). Manifestations of Shiva. Philadelphia Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0876330395. Kramrisch, Stella (1994a). The Presence...
pages 98–100 StellaKramrisch and Barbara Stoler Miller (1983), Exploring India's Sacred Art: Selected Writings of StellaKramrisch, Motilal Banarsidass...
StellaKramrisch (1976), The Hindu Temple Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass (Reprinted 1946 Princeton University Press), ISBN 978-81-208-0223-0 Stella Kramrisch...
sophisticated artwork, products and large temples. In practice, state StellaKramrisch and others, the guru tradition and availability of education extended...
StellaKramrisch (1976). The Hindu Temple Volume 1. Motilal Banarsidass (Reprinted 1946 Princeton University Press). ISBN 978-81-208-0223-0. Stella Kramrisch...
109. ISBN 978-0-520-05407-3. StellaKramrisch (1994). Exploring India'S Sacred Art Selected Writings of StellaKramrisch Ed. & With A Biographical Essay...
worship of the Lord of eight forms. — Linga Purana 2.13.35-36 Transl: StellaKramrisch The Linga Purana is notable for its aggressiveness in retaliating against...
ISBN 978-0-300-06217-5 Kramrisch, Stella (1994). Exploring India's Sacred Art. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-1208-6. Kramrisch, Stella. A Survey of Painting...
StellaKramrisch (1976). The Hindu Temple Volume 1. Motilal Banarsidass (Reprinted 1946 Princeton University Press). ISBN 978-81-208-0223-0. Stella Kramrisch...
and you the wave, You are Prakṛti, and I Purusha. – Translated by StellaKramrisch After the marriage, Parvati moves to Mount Kailash, the residence of...
high quality illustrations. The editors were Abanindranath Tagore and StellaKramrisch. Contributors included K.P. Jayaswil, Percy Brown, G. Coedes, G. Yazdani...
'red' or 'ruddy', or alternatively, according to Grassman, 'shining'. StellaKramrisch notes a different etymology connected with the adjectival form raudra...
(1946), An Encyclopedia of Hindu Architecture, Oxford University Press StellaKramrisch (1976), The Hindu Temple Volume 1 & 2, ISBN 81-208-0223-3 Vibhuti Sachdev...
three varnas, unavailable to Shudra and women. In practice, state StellaKramrisch and others, the guru tradition and availability of education extended...
and Śākta Literature, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, ISBN 3-447-02091-1 StellaKramrisch, Hindu Temple, Vol. 1 and 2, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-0222-3...
personality. — Aitareya Brahmana, 6.5.27 The meaning of Shilpa, according to StellaKramrisch, is complex. She writes that it consists of "art, skill, craft, labor...
of Brahma. Relianz Communications Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9757883-3-2. Kramrisch, Stella (1994). The Presence of Siva. Princeton University Press. pp. 205–206...
Hinduism". Himalayanacademy.com. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2012. StellaKramrisch (1975), The Indian Great Goddess, History of Religions, Vol. 14, No...
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2307/1580658. JSTOR 1580658. StellaKramrisch (1996). The Hindu Temple, Volume 1. Motilal Banarsidass. StellaKramrisch (1976). The Hindu Temple, Volume...
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