Indian Folk Art with Sue Wadley '65

While we often think of women in India, especially rural women, as having little voice as well as little knowledge about the wider world, art from the Madhubani, Bihar region (also known as Mithila art) demonstrates the clarity with which women often see the world around them, especially as related to women's lives. Based on paintings done by women from the small town and nearby villages of Madhubani, Susan Wadley illustrates the topics that are featured by rural female folk painters in the 21st century and their insightful comments on their world made via their painting.