India 1926-27 (Alwar No. 2, Voyage Home) 1926 - 1927

Editor: Here we have Leslie Hamilton Wilson’s "India 1926-27 (Alwar No. 2, Voyage Home)." It looks like a travel album, maybe leather-bound. What can you tell us about its context? Curator: This album signifies more than personal travel; it evokes the visual culture of British colonialism in India. The embossed title and golden lettering exude imperial authority. Editor: So it’s making a statement? Curator: Absolutely. Consider how images like these circulated and shaped perceptions of India. Wilson's album participated in a larger project of documenting and, in some ways, possessing the land through representation. Editor: That’s a perspective I hadn’t considered. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure, thinking about art's role helps us understand power.