The India Pavilion at the Great Exhibition (Image Courtesy: The British Library)
In this podcast, we explore the representation of India and Indian objects, and imperial politics at The Great Exhibition of 1851.
Additional Resources:
- The Great Exhibition page hosted by Victoria & Albert Museum
- Watercolors of the Great Exhibition (From V&A website)
- Hilarious sketches by John Leech on events surrounding The Great Exhibition, both imagined and real (at the John Leech Sketch Archives hosted by Punch Magazine).
- The British Library has a great blog on The Great Exhibition and numerous images including the image provided in this post.
- Podcast: BBC Radio 4's In Our Time has a great episode on The Great Exhibition.
References:
- Auerbach, Jeffrey A., and Peter H. Hoffenberg. 2008. Britain, the empire, and the world at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Aldershot, England: Ashgate Pub. Co. (Link to e-book through Ebrary)
- Auerbach, Jeffrey A. 1999. The Great Exhibition of 1851: a nation on display. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. (Available on Amazon)
- Cassell, John. 1851. The Illustrated exhibitor: a tribute to the world's industrial jubilee. London: J. Cassell. (Link to e-book through Archive.org)
- Hoffenberg, Peter. 2001. An Empire on Display: English, Indian, and Australian Exhibitions from the Crystal Palace to the Great War. University of California Press. (Available on Amazon)
- Purbrick, Louise. 2001. The Great Exhibition of 1851: new interdisciplinary essays. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. (Available on Amazon)