Keelan Overton
Biographic Data
| ID | 6560807 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keelan Overton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keelan |
| FAMILY NAME | Overton |
| SIGNATURE | OVERTON K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oregon Medical Research Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Jane Dieulafoy in Varamin
This article explores the condition and reception of Varamin’s architectural heritage from the Ilkhanid period (1256–1353) during the late nineteenth century. I use two relatively untapped sources: the photographs of French traveler Jane Dieulafoy (1851–1916) and the account of Qajar statesman E‘temad al-Saltaneh (1843–96). Reading these sources in tandem paints a robust picture of Varamin when it was becoming known for luster tilework and its Em…
The Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin
The Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin, a tomb-shrine located south of Tehran, is well known for supplying global museums with iconic examples of Ilkhanid-period luster tilework. After providing a historiography of the site, including its plunder in the late nineteenth century, we explore its current (2018–20) “life” in order to illuminate the many ways that it can be accessed, used, perceived, and packaged by a wide range of local, national, and global …
Iran and the Deccan
Book Culture, Royal Libraries, and Persianate Painting in Bijapur, Circa 1580‒1630
Among the hallmarks of Deccani art are portraits of Ibrahim ʿAdil Shah II (r. 1580-1627), the region’s so-called greatest patron of the arts and author of its iconic book of songs ( Kitāb-i Nawras ). In order to move beyond the narrative of Ibrahim as an isolated Deccani “genius” patron, this article explores the ruler and his court in light of Indo-Persian processes of taste, intellectualism, and migration. Bijapur is first positioned as a criti…
Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World
Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World: Art, Craft and Text, edited by Venetia Porter and Mariam Rosser-Owen, celebrates the lengthy and distinguished career of James Allan, whose object-based approach to Islamic art history, both in the museum and academia, has created a considerable legacy across the globe. Many of the volume’s 30 contributors were Allan’s students at the University of Oxford, where they enjoyed the firsthand exami…
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Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World
Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World: Art, Craft and Text, edited by Venetia Porter and Mariam Rosser-Owen, celebrates the lengthy and distinguished career of James Allan, whose object-based approach to Islamic art history, both in the museum and academia, has created a considerable legacy across the globe. Many of the volume’s 30 contributors were Allan’s students at the University of Oxford, where they enjoyed the firsthand exami…
Book Culture, Royal Libraries, and Persianate Painting in Bijapur, Circa 1580‒1630
Among the hallmarks of Deccani art are portraits of Ibrahim ʿAdil Shah II (r. 1580-1627), the region’s so-called greatest patron of the arts and author of its iconic book of songs ( Kitāb-i Nawras ). In order to move beyond the narrative of Ibrahim as an isolated Deccani “genius” patron, this article explores the ruler and his court in light of Indo-Persian processes of taste, intellectualism, and migration. Bijapur is first positioned as a criti…
Iran and the Deccan
The Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin
The Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin, a tomb-shrine located south of Tehran, is well known for supplying global museums with iconic examples of Ilkhanid-period luster tilework. After providing a historiography of the site, including its plunder in the late nineteenth century, we explore its current (2018–20) “life” in order to illuminate the many ways that it can be accessed, used, perceived, and packaged by a wide range of local, national, and global …
Jane Dieulafoy in Varamin
This article explores the condition and reception of Varamin’s architectural heritage from the Ilkhanid period (1256–1353) during the late nineteenth century. I use two relatively untapped sources: the photographs of French traveler Jane Dieulafoy (1851–1916) and the account of Qajar statesman E‘temad al-Saltaneh (1843–96). Reading these sources in tandem paints a robust picture of Varamin when it was becoming known for luster tilework and its Em…
Eurasian Exchange Networks (5 works) · History (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · Islamic Studies and History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Historical and Architectural Studies (2 works) · Islam (2 works) · Political science (2 works)