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The work deals with Action, Gun, Animal, Tiger, Water, Boat, Bird, Anthropomorphism, Monster, Boat, sky. Photographed by Tom Learmonth. + - Entry no.: V1 CC18 1981 AC0 000 N 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown (written on the painting) Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Tom Learmonth Copyright info: Copyright Tom Learmonth 1981; https://www.tomlearmonth.com/ Date Photo Taken: 1981 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: N/A Source: https://www.tomlearmonth.com/photo_15057208.html#photos_id=15057208 ; This photo is used in this archive with permission taken from the photographer Notes: Painted on a metal backboard and attached on the back of a rickshaw; a range of mountains can be noticed on the background Subjects: Action, Gun, Animal, Tiger, Water, Boat, Bird, Anthropomorphism, Monster, Boat, sky Bibliographical Reference/s: Warner, Rachel, Dan Jones, Barbara Joseph, Jayne Spittle, John Wallett, Tom Learmonth, and Shah Ahmed Sadeque. Rickshaws: Art & Industry. Basement Project/Young World Books, 1988. Previous Next

The work deals with Village, Rural, House, Architecture, Bird, Rooster, Tree, Flower, Digital, Jackfruit. Photographed by Johan Smits. + - Entry no.: V1 CC12 2019 AC0 000 N 008 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Johan Smits Copyright info: All Rights Reserved by Johan Smits and Travel Begins at 40 (https://www.travelbeginsat40.com/) Date Photo Taken: 2019 Location: Unspecified location, Bangladesh Resolution info: 1024x576 Source: https://www.travelbeginsat40.com/2019/11/bangladesh-rickshaw-art-photo-journey/ ; This photo is used in this archive with permission taken from Travel Begins at 40 Notes: Digitally painted and printed; morning scene; sharp contour used to distinguish each subjects as well as the frame Subjects: Village, Rural, House, Architecture, Bird, Rooster, Tree, Flower, Digital, Jackfruit Bibliographical Reference/s: Smits, Johan. "Bangladesh Rickshaw Art : Photo Journey." Travel Begins at 40, November 6, 2019. https://www.travelbeginsat40.com/2019/11/bangladesh-rickshaw-art-photo-journey/ Previous Next

The work deals with Gun, Film, Action, Man, Woman, Sunglass, Machine gun, Earring. Photographed by Joanna Kirkpatrick. + - Entry no.: V1 CC25 1998 AC0 000 Y 009 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Joanna Kirkpatrick Copyright info: Courtesy of the John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Asian Art Date Photo Taken: 1998 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: Gun, Film, Action, Man, Woman, Sunglass, Machine gun, Earring Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

The work deals with Film, Gun, Man, Woman, Saree. Photographed by Stephen Bugno ; https://bohemiantraveler.com/. + - Entry no.: V1 CC19 2015 AC0 000 N 003 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Stephen Bugno ; https://bohemiantraveler.com/ Copyright info: All rights reserved by Stephen Bugno ; https://bohemiantraveler.com/ Date Photo Taken: 2015 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 1000x667 Source: https://bohemiantraveler.com/2016/08/dhaka-cycle-rickshaws/ ; This photo is used in this archive with permission taken from the photographer Notes: Painted on a metal backboard and attached on the back of a rickshaw; intricate designs on the saree; inspired by a unknown Bangladeshi film Subjects: Film, Gun, Man, Woman, Saree Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

The work deals with Woman, jungle, lion, animal, bird, crocodile, water, forest, sun, grass, film, water, roar, knife. Photographed by Anduze traveller. + - 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

The work deals with Urban, Train, Futurism, Car, Architecture, Technology, Building, Road, Development. Photographed by Tom Learmonth. + - Entry no.: V1 CC18 1980s AC0 000 N 003 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Tom Learmonth Copyright info: Copyright Tom Learmonth 1981; https://www.tomlearmonth.com/ Date Photo Taken: c. 1980s Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: N/A Source: Learmonth, Tom. "Rickshaw Art in Bangladesh." Mimar: Architecture in Development 39 (1991): 76-79.; This photo is used in this archive with permission taken from the photographer Notes: Painted on a metal backboard and attached on the back of a rickshaw; probably one of the very first work of Bangladeshi futurism Subjects: Urban, Train, Futurism, Car, Architecture, Technology, Building, Road, Development Bibliographical Reference/s: Learmonth, Tom. "Rickshaw Art in Bangladesh." Mimar: Architecture in Development 39 (1991): 76-79. Previous Next

The work deals with Taj Mahal, Star, Garden, Fountain. Photographed by Kevin Bubriski. + - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC19 000 Y 022 Title: Untitled Artist: S. Samsu 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: Taj Mahal, Star, Garden, Fountain 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

The work deals with Taj Mahal, Religion, Lotus, Sky, Sun. Photographed by Kevin Bubriski. + - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC0 000 Y 018 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown 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; a minimal approach to this Taj Mahal theme Subjects: Taj Mahal, Religion, Lotus, Sky, Sun 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

The work deals with Film, Love, Romance, Sexualized, Man, Woman, Dance, Cleavage, Earrings, Saree, Mother. Photographed by Joanna Kirkpatrick. + - Entry no.: V1 CC25 1998 AC0 000 Y 008 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown (unclear from the photo) Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Joanna Kirkpatrick Copyright info: Courtesy of the John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Asian Art Date Photo Taken: 1998 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: Painted on the back side of the rickshaw; upper, on the canvas hood; lower, painted on the metal backboard and attached to the back of the rickshaw Subjects: Film, Love, Romance, Sexualized, Man, Woman, Dance, Cleavage, Earrings, Saree, Mother Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

The work deals with Film, Gun, Action, Bird, Love. Photographed by Jonas Merian. + - Entry no.: V1 CC3 2010 AC0 000 N 142 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Jonas Merian 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 20, 2010 Location: Amla Para, Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 531x800 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonas_in_china/4564606176/ Notes: Inspired by a Bangladeshi film; the hero/actor/male-figure seems looks like Kazi Maruf; one actress in the middle, wearing heavy colorful eye makeups and earrings, is probably the love interest of the male figure; the person on the right is holding a gun; the background is fiery or suggesting some form of explosion; interestingly how devotional message like "আল্লাহ ভরসা" (Allah is trustworthy) on the rickshaw frame is conjoined physically with the metal backboard that depicts a scene from a film; the metal frame is designed with animal/bird motif and it looks not quite similar to the style incorporated in the metal backboard; the metal frame could be done by Karim as the name is written on frame in Bangla; possibly the metal frame of the rickshaw and the metal backboard attached to it are painted separately by different person. Subjects: Film, Gun, Action, Bird, Love Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

The work deals with Jungle, Forest, Tiger, Animal, Trees. Photographed by Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and David J Williams. + - Entry no.: V1 CC17 2000s AC0 000 N 009 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown 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 a metal backboard and attached on the back of a rickshaw; probably a royal bengal tiger; the background is referring to a dense forest Subjects: Jungle, Forest, Tiger, Animal, Trees Bibliographical Reference/s: Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala, and David J Williams. Moving Pictures: Rickshaw art of Bangladesh. Ahmedabad, India: Mapin Publishing, 2010. Previous Next

The work deals with Cow, Animal, Village, Bird, Domestic, Cattle, Duck, House. Photographed by Joanna Kirkpatrick. + - Entry no.: V1 CC25 1987 AC24 000 Y 004 Title: Untitled Artist: Rana Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Joanna Kirkpatrick Copyright info: Courtesy of the John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Asian Art Date Photo Taken: 1987 Location: Comilla, Chattogram, Bangladesh Resolution info: N/A Source: John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Asian Art; https://huntingtonarchive.org/ Notes: Painted on a metal backboard and attached to the back of a rickshaw Subjects: Cow, Animal, Village, Bird, Domestic, Cattle, Duck, House Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next