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+ - Entry no.: V1 CC17 2000s AC0 000 N 008 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 Subjects: Rural, Village, Tree, House, Bird, Sky, Mother 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 CC17 2000s AC0 000 N 012 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: Dhaka, Bangladesh 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 sheet and attached on the wooden back of a rickshaw; loosely based on bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai; several heart-shaped symbols can be noticed on the background; use of shadows and highlights to make the portrait more realistic Subjects: Woman, Actress, Jewelry, Earring, Necklace, Gold, Bangles, Portrait, Actor 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 CC23 1994 AC0 000 Y 002 Title: Bahadur Meye (Brave Girl) 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: Based on a Bangladeshi film titled বাহাদুর মেয়ে; The woman in the middle is Rojina and the man on the right is probably Sohel Rana; Used as the cover of seatback upholstery Subjects: Man, Woman, Mask, Film, Action, Sunglass 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 CC20 2009 AC0 000 N 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Jupiter Pradhan Copyright info: All rights reserved by Jupiter Pradhan ; http://jupiterpradhan.wordpress.com/ Date Photo Taken: c. 2009 Location: Feni, Chattogram, Bangladesh Resolution info: N/A Source: https://jupiterpradhan.wordpress.com/rickshaw-art-of-bangladesh/; This photo is used in this archive with permission taken from the photographer Notes: Probably painted on a metal sheet and attached on the wooden back of a rickshaw Subjects: Pattern, Abstract, Bird, Flower Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC8 2009 AC9 000 Y 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Raju Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Jessica Mudditt Copyright info: All Rights Reserved by Jessica Mudditt, Freelance journalist and writer (https://jessicamudditt.com/) Date Photo Taken: October 29, 2009 Location: Sreemangal, Sylhet, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3072x2048 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicamudditt/4093363224/in/album-72157622652142347/ ; This photo is used in this archive with the photographer's permission Notes: Portrait of Bangladeshi film celebrity Shabnur; Landscape with water and some trees on the background, suggesting the wetlands of the Sylhet division; painted on the wooden back of the rickshaw Subjects: Film, Woman, Actress, Fan, Portrait, Earrings, Necklace, Water, Tree Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC18 1981 AC0 000 Y 007 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Tom Learmonth Copyright info: Copyright Tom Learmonth 1981; https://www.tomlearmonth.com/ Date Photo Taken: 1981 Location: Rajshahi, Bangladesh (Probably) Resolution info: 5270x3538 Source: The photographer's personal collection Notes: Painted on a metal backboard and attached to the back of a rickshaw; inspired by a unknown film; the background is rather clean; faces of woman is drawn on circular shaped frame and attached to different parts of the metal frame Subjects: Film, Action, Woman, Smoking, Train, Gun, Sexualized Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC12 2019 AC0 000 N 014 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: Dhaka, 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: Inspired from a unknown Bangladeshi film; Inspired by a Bangladeshi film; the hero/actor/male-figure seems to calm and composed even with a gun; two actresses/women, wearing heavy colorful eye makeups and earrings, are probably signifying the love triangle centered around the male figure Subjects: Film, Action, Gun, Man, Woman, Love, Flower, Earring, Jewelry, Hat 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

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC25 1998 AC0 000 Y 010 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown 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: Two backboards at the bottom, depicting the same scene but different writings; the upper part, on the hood, is done by a different Subjects: Bird, Water, Boat, Ship, House, Tree, Sky, Train, Brick Kiln Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC34 2020 AC0 2019 Y 006 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown Year of creation: 2019 Photographer: Samirah Tabassum Copyright info: All rights reserved by Samirah Tabassum Date Photo Taken: 2020 Location: Chandina, Comilla, Chattogram, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3024x4032 Source: The photographer's personal collection Notes: Painted on the metal back of an electric rickshaw; based on a scene taken from a Bangladeshi film; a portrayal of late Bangladeshi actor Joshim Subjects: Film, Gun, Violence, Man, Actor Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC0 000 Y 013 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; there's another with yellow background on the upper side Subjects: Bird, Nature, Peacock 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 CC14 2012 AC0 000 N 003 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Rajesh Pamnani Copyright info: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0); https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Date Photo Taken: October 9, 2012 Location: Amla Para, Dhaka, Dhaka Resolution info: 1024x680 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pamnani/8100084992/in/album-72157631799088264/ Notes: Inspired by a unknown Bangladeshi film; the background is referring to a fire explosion; painted/printed on the metal backboard and attached on the back of the rickshaw Subjects: Action, Gun, Man, Woman, Film, Earrings, Fire Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC4 2008 AC4 000 Y 005 Title: Untitled Artist: Ripon 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/2284940019/in/album-1032642/ Notes: Digitally printed; the artist credit is given on the top-middle as "রিপন আর্ট" (Ripon Art); on the left, it says "শামীম প্রিন্টার্স" (Shamim Printers); both of these writings are not handwritten; design on the entire body and frame is less than usual; probably a damsel in distress scene taken form Tarzan; 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 Subjects: Woman, distress, jungle, lion, animal, bird, crocodile, water, forest, sun, grass, film, water Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next