Krishna Verse and the Textuality of Space in Bernhard Hoetger’s Platanenhain on the Darmstadt Mathildenhöhe (1911-12)

Abstract: 

My talk discusses the role verses from the Sanskrit Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita (Song of God, 5 B.C. – 2 B.C.) play in a Western Secession architectural project which seeks to negotiate the rising importance of female artistic creativity within a largely male dominated profession in the 1910s.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Petia
Last Name: 
Parpoulova
Institution: 
University of Washington