A Stranger in India (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1967 May 9 - 1967 August 30

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in May 9, 1967 and closed August 30, 1967. Located in Section 5, Floor 2 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "A Stranger in India" was an exhibition surveying new and old India in color photographs taken by Joan McKelvy Swift.

Summary

"A Stranger in India" was an exhibition surveying new and old India in color photographs taken by Joan McKelvy Swift. Ancient and modern India are reflected in Swift's photographs of ancient Hindu temples near Bombay, the seaport of Cochin, Madras Province, and Agra amongst other sites. The photographs were on view in the Corner Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History from May 9 through August 30, 1967.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Joan McKelvy Swift

Sources

AMNH Exhibit Announcement, 5/8/67. American Museum of Natural History Press Release, May 9, 1967. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Corner Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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