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Rickshaws: Art and Industry

Special thanks to Tom Learmonth for such rare access to this exhibition

Date: 1987-8

Venue: Touring exhibition in the UK.

Presented by: Rickshaw Exhibition Committee

Design and Production: Tom Learmonth

Photography: Tom Learmonth and Shah Ahmed Sadeque (Mithu)

Text: Robert Gallagher and Dan Jones

Funding: War on Want, Christian Aid, Tollemache Trust, and Hilden Trust

Installation Shots

© Tom Learmonth

© Tom Learmonth

Tricycle for kids

Tricycle for kids

© Tom Learmonth

© Tom Learmonth

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Exhibits

Rickshaw; manufactured in Bangladesh and reassembled by cyclists in London

Rickshaw; manufactured in Bangladesh and reassembled by cyclists in London

© Tom Learmonth

Rickshaw; manufactured in Bangladesh and reassembled by cyclists in London

Rickshaw; manufactured in Bangladesh and reassembled by cyclists in London

© Tom Learmonth

Rickshaw; manufactured in Bangladesh and reassembled by cyclists in London

Rickshaw; manufactured in Bangladesh and reassembled by cyclists in London

© Tom Learmonth

Rickshaw; manufactured in Bangladesh and reassembled by cyclists in London

Rickshaw; manufactured in Bangladesh and reassembled by cyclists in London

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Artist: Manik

Artist: Manik

© Tom Learmonth

Gypsy Sardar (leader); Artist: Md. Gofur (probably)

Gypsy Sardar (leader); Artist: Md. Gofur (probably)

© Tom Learmonth

Artist: Ahmed

Artist: Ahmed

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Artist: Manik

Artist: Manik

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Painted seat cover

Painted seat cover

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Painted seat cover; Artist: Ahmed; Year of creation: 1983

Painted seat cover; Artist: Ahmed; Year of creation: 1983

© Tom Learmonth

Painted seat cover; Artist: Masud

Painted seat cover; Artist: Masud

© Tom Learmonth

Painted seat cover

Painted seat cover

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Decorative object for rickshaw

Decorative object for rickshaw

© Tom Learmonth

Decorative object for rickshaw

Decorative object for rickshaw

© Tom Learmonth

Part of the rickshaw hood

Part of the rickshaw hood

© Tom Learmonth

Decorative object for rickshaw

Decorative object for rickshaw

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A pair of sandal worn by a unknown rickshaw puller

A pair of sandal worn by a unknown rickshaw puller

© Tom Learmonth

Tools of rickshaw mechanics

Tools of rickshaw mechanics

© Tom Learmonth

Rickshaw registration plate

Rickshaw registration plate

© Tom Learmonth

A pair of sandal worn by a unknown rickshaw puller

A pair of sandal worn by a unknown rickshaw puller

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Movie poster; Artwork by Shilpi; Year: 1984

Movie poster; Artwork by Shilpi; Year: 1984

© Tom Learmonth

Movie poster

Movie poster

© Tom Learmonth

Painted kula

Painted kula

© Tom Learmonth

Movie poster; Artwork by Shilpi; Year: 1984

Movie poster; Artwork by Shilpi; Year: 1984

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Exhibition Texts and Study Pack

Exhibition Plan and Proposal

Exhibition Credit

Warner, Rachel, Dan Jones, Barbara Joseph, Jayne Spittle, John Wallett, Tom Learmonth, and Shah Ahmed Sadeque. Rickshaws: Art & Industry. Basement Project/Young World Books, 1989.

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