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+ - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC0 000 Y 014 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Kevin Bubriski Copyright info: All rights reserved by Aramco Americas Date Photo Taken: 1994 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3072x2048 Source: AramcoWorld Notes: Used as the cover of seatback upholstery Subjects: Taj Mahal, Religion, Lotus, Bird, Sky Bibliographical Reference/s: Kirkpatrick, Joanna and Kevin Bubriski. “Transports of Delight: Ricksha Art Of Bangladesh.” Aramco World 45, no. 1 (1994): 32-35. Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC25 1970 AC0 000 Y 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Geraldine Forbes Copyright info: Courtesy of the John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Asian Art Date Photo Taken: 1972 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: N/A Source: John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Asian Art; https://huntingtonarchive.org/ Notes: Used as the cover of seatback upholstery Subjects: 1971, Atrocities, Pakistan, Soldier, War, Violence, Rape, Man, Woman, Liberation, Freedom Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC29 2020 AC0 000 Y 002 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: 2020 Photographer: Istiak Ahamed Toushik Copyright info: All rights reserved by Istiak Ahamed Toushik Date Photo Taken: 2020 Location: Chorpara, Mymensingh, Bangladesh Resolution info: 2306x3075 Source: The photographer's personal collection Notes: Painted on the metal back of an electric rickshaw Subjects: House, Mountain, Tree, Sun, Sky, Sunset, Architecture Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC0 000 Y 023 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Kevin Bubriski Copyright info: All rights reserved by Aramco Americas Date Photo Taken: 1994 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3072x2048 Source: AramcoWorld Notes: Used as the cover of seatback upholstery Subjects: Zebra, Bird, Animal, House, Tree Bibliographical Reference/s: Kirkpatrick, Joanna and Kevin Bubriski. “Transports of Delight: Ricksha Art Of Bangladesh.” Aramco World 45, no. 1 (1994): 32-35. Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC27 1995 AC0 000 N 004 Title: The Wedding of Uncle Lion Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Henry Glassie Copyright info: All rights reserved by Henry Glassie Date Photo Taken: 1990s (probably 1995) Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: N/A Source: Glassie, Henry. “The Pictorial System.” In Art and life in Bangladesh, 433-437. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997. ; This photo is used in this archive with permission taken from the photographer/author Notes: Used as the cover of seatback upholstery Subjects: Animal, Wedding, Anthropomorphism, Tradition, Folklore, Forest, Lion, Tiger, Deer, Music, Rabbit Bibliographical Reference/s: Glassie, Henry. “The Pictorial System.” In Art and life in Bangladesh, 433-437. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997. Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC0 000 Y 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Kevin Bubriski Copyright info: All rights reserved by Aramco Americas Date Photo Taken: 1994 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3072x2048 Source: AramcoWorld Notes: Full body portrait of a Bangladeshi film actor; probably Rubel; painted on the canvas hood Subjects: Film, Masculinity, Action, Locket, Sunglass, Cigarette, Martial Art Bibliographical Reference/s: Kirkpatrick, Joanna and Kevin Bubriski. “Transports of Delight: Ricksha Art Of Bangladesh.” Aramco World 45, no. 1 (1994): 32-35. Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC4 2008 AC0 000 Y 011 Title: Taj Mahal Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Anduze traveller Copyright info: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0); https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Date Photo Taken: February 15, 2008 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3504x2336 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anduze-traveller/2285741262/ Notes: On the right, it reads "blessings of mother", on the left, "Taj Mahal"; the spatial organization of the subjects and their form are asymmetrical Subjects: Taj Mahal, Piety, Religion, Lotus, Flower, Architecture, Bird, Family Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC4 2008 AC0 000 Y 010 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Anduze traveller Copyright info: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0); https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Date Photo Taken: February 15, 2008 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3504x2336 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anduze-traveller/2285702640/in/album-1032642/ Notes: The hairstyle and earring of the woman suggest that it is probably taken from the Bangladeshi film Boner Raja Tarzan, an adaptation of Tarzan; the lion's head is shaped into a humanoid form; the wooden back of the rickshaw has another work with a different theme; the woman is holding a knife; cleavage is made noticeable using contours; probably digitally printed Subjects: Woman, jungle, lion, animal, bird, crocodile, water, forest, sun, grass, film, water, roar, knife Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC17 2000s AC0 000 N 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown Year of creation: 2003 Photographer: Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and David J Williams Copyright info: All Rights Reserved by Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt, David J Williams, and Mapin Publishing Date Photo Taken: c. 2000s Location: Unspecified location, Bangladesh (Presumably Dhaka) Resolution info: N/A Source: http://www.kuntalalahiri-dutt.org/rickhaw-art-of-bangladesh/ ; Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala, and David J Williams. Moving Pictures: Rickshaw art of Bangladesh. Ahmedabad, India: Mapin Publishing, 2010.; This photo is used in this archive with permission taken from Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt Notes: Painted on the metal backboard and attached on the back of the rickshaw; the scene depicts a typical scene taken from rural life in Bangladesh; the frame is also painted with floral motif Subjects: Animal, Village, House, Rural, Tree, Cow, Domestic, Flower Bibliographical Reference/s: Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala, and David J Williams. Moving Pictures: Rickshaw art of Bangladesh. Ahmedabad, India: Mapin Publishing, 2010. Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC35 2020 AC0 000 Y 002 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Md. Touhidul Islam Copyright info: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0); https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/; Please contact us if the website does not allow downloading of the image. Date Photo Taken: September 25, 2020 Location: Saidpur Bazar, Saidpur, Nilphamari, Rangpur Resolution info: 2774x1466 Source: The photographer's personal collection Notes: Painted on the metal back of a rickshaw Subjects: House, Village, Tree, Sun, Flower, Fence Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC0 000 Y 012 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Kevin Bubriski Copyright info: All rights reserved by Aramco Americas Date Photo Taken: 1994 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3072x2048 Source: AramcoWorld Notes: Painted on a metal backboard and attached to the back of a rickshaw Subjects: Bird, Water, Eagle, Tree, Grass, Sky Bibliographical Reference/s: Kirkpatrick, Joanna and Kevin Bubriski. “Transports of Delight: Ricksha Art Of Bangladesh.” Aramco World 45, no. 1 (1994): 32-35. Previous Next