SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART 1130 State Street Santa Barbara, California 93101-2746 tel: (805) 963-4364; fax: (805) 966-6840 internet: www.sbmuseart.org
		•Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal and Tibet March 2 - June 2, 2002
			The exhibit of 150 objects falls into three chief divisions: Indian sculpture in clay, stone, metal, and wood, dating from the 3rd century BC to the 17th century AD (33 works); 10th to 19th century Himalayan metal sculpture and paintings (51 works from Tibet and 26 from Nepal); and Indian miniature painting from the 17th to 19th centuries (40 works). The exhibit is held together by certain recurring topics or themes chiefly dealing with the human body. Catalogue available.
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