Ananda Kentish COOMARASWAMY

Sex : Male

Nationality: UK / USA?

Born : 1877 Aug 22
            Colombo, Sri Lanka

Lived : New York City, New York, USA;
             Needham, Massachusetts, USA (final)

Died :   1947 Sep 9
             Needham, Massachusetts, USA
aged :   70
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Who Was Who, vol 4
Who Was Who in America, vol 2
Literary Year Book 1922 [1922]
Who's Who in Literature 1933 [1933]

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             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
Teaching Of Drawing In CeylonEnglish
non-fiction
1906 
Two AddressesEnglish
essays
1906 
The Deeper Meaning Of The StruggleEnglish
non-fiction
1907 
Mediaeval Sinhalese ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1908 
Essays In National IdealismEnglish
essays
1909 
Indian CraftsmanEnglish
non-fiction
1909 
The Message Of The EastEnglish
non-fiction
1909 
Indian Drawings (1st series)English
non-fiction
1910 
Selected Examples Of Indian ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1910 
Essays In National IdealismEnglish
essays
1911 
Indian Drawings (2nd series)English
non-fiction
1912 
Visvakarma: Examples Of Indian Architecure, Sculpture...English
non-fiction
1912 
The Arts & Crafts Of India & CeylonEnglish
non-fiction
1913 
Myths Of The Hindus & Buddhists
[with Sister NIVEDITA]
English
non-fiction
1913 
Bronzes From Ceylon, Chiefly In The Colombo MuseumEnglish
non-fiction
1914 
Notes On Jaina ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1914 
Buddha And The Gospel Of BuddhismEnglish
non-fiction
1916 
Rajput PaintingEnglish
non-fiction
1916 
Dance Of Siva: Fourteen Indian EssaysEnglish
essays
1918 
Introduction To Indian ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1923 
Catalogue Of The Indian...In The Museum Of Fine Arts, BostonEnglish
non-fiction
1923 
Portfolio Of Indian ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1923 
Bibliographies Of Indian ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1925 
History Of Indian And Indonesian ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1927 
The Origin Of The Buddha ImageEnglish
non-fiction
1927 
YaksasEnglish
1928 
Archaic Indian TerracottasEnglish
non-fiction
1928 
Miniatures Orientales De La Collection Goloubew...French
non-fiction
1929 
New Approach To The Vedas:...Translation And ExegesisEnglish
non-fiction
1933 
The Transformation Of Nature In ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1934 
The Darker Side Of DawnEnglish
1935 
Elements Of Buddhist IconographyEnglish
non-fiction
1935 
La Sculpture De BodhgayaFrench
non-fiction
1935 
Patron And Artist, Pre-Renaissance And Modern
[with A G CAREY]
English
non-fiction
1936 
Is Art A Superstition, Or A Way Of Life?English
non-fiction
1937 
What Use Is Art Anyway?English
essays
1937 
New Orient Asiatic ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1938 
Christian And Oriental, Or True, Philosophy Of ArtEnglish
non-fiction
1939 
Spiritual Authority And Temporal Power...Indian...GovernmentEnglish
non-fiction
1942 
Hinduism And BuddhismEnglish
non-fiction
1943 
Why Exhibit Works Of Art?English
non-fiction
1943 
Recollection, Indian And Platonic...English
essays
1944 
Figures Of Speech Or Figures Of ThoughtEnglish
essays
2 vols
1946 
Religious Basis Of The Forms Of Indian SocietyEnglish
non-fiction
1946 
Am I My Brother's Keeper?English
non-fiction
1947 
The Bugbear Of LiteracyEnglish
non-fiction
1947 
Time And EternityEnglish
non-fiction
1947 
Gotama The BuddhaEnglish
non-fiction
1948 
The Dance Of ShivaEnglish
essays
1948 
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