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The work deals with 1971, Atrocities, Pakistan, Soldier, War, Violence, Rape, Man, Woman, Liberation, Freedom. Photographed by Geraldine Forbes. + - 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

The work deals with Village, Rural, House, Bird, Peacock, Duck, Water, Tree. Photographed by Dave Stamboulis. + - Entry no.: V1 CC24 2017 AC0 000 Y 001 Title: Mother's Blessing Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Dave Stamboulis Copyright info: All rights reserved by Dave Stamboulis Date Photo Taken: July 13, 2017 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: N/A Source: http://www.davestamboulis.com/ Notes: Digitally printed on a metal backboard and attached to the back of a rickshaw; the peacock is photoshopped from another source Subjects: Village, Rural, House, Bird, Peacock, Duck, Water, Tree Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

The work deals with Film, Love, Knife, Earring, Bird, Woman, Man, Love, Grass. Photographed by Anduze traveller. + - Entry no.: V1 CC4 2008 AC8 000 Y 008 Title: Untitled Artist: B. S. 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: January 29, 2008 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3504x2336 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anduze-traveller/2284940041/ Notes: Probably inspired by a Bangladeshi film, the differences in styles suggest that body and backboard had different artists; both women are wearing heavy colorful eye makeups and earrings; there are a few grasses on the background Subjects: Film, Love, Knife, Earring, Bird, Woman, Man, Love, Grass Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

The work deals with Bird, Tree, Road, Bridge, Mountain, Hill, Water. Photographed by Johan Smits. + - Entry no.: V1 CC12 2019 AC0 000 N 012 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: Painted on the metallic back of an electric rickshaw; the frame of the rickshaw is painted by a different person Subjects: Bird, Tree, Road, Bridge, Mountain, Hill, Water 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 Bird, House, Village, Tree, Water, Sky, Rural. Mother, Religion. Photographed by Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and David J Williams. + - Entry no.: V1 CC17 2000s AC0 000 N 007 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 the metal backboard of the rickshaw; asymmetric composition; the canvas hood is also painted, possibly by the same artist; another backboard adjacent to the one at the bottom is depicting almost the same scene, but without the birds; Subjects: Bird, House, Village, Tree, Water, Sky, Rural. Mother, Religion 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, Bird, Animal, Duck, Tree, Water, Village, Cattle, Rural. Photographed by Henry Glassie. + - Entry no.: V1 CC27 1995 AC0 000 N 005 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Henry Glassie Copyright info: All rights reserved by Henry Glassie Date Photo Taken: 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: Painted on a metal backboard and attached to the back of a rickshaw Subjects: Cow, Bird, Animal, Duck, Tree, Water, Village, Cattle, Rural Bibliographical Reference/s: Glassie, Henry. “The Pictorial System.” In Art and life in Bangladesh, 433-437. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997. Previous Next

The work deals with Action. Film, Gun, Man, Woman, Love, Teeth, Blood, Androgyny. Photographed by Tom Bradley. + - Entry no.: V1 CC9 2013 AC11 000 N 003 Title: Untitled Artist: Sajjad Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Tom Bradley Copyright info: All Rights Reserved by Tom Bradley (http://www.tom-bradley.com/) Date Photo Taken: November 11, 2013 Location: Nilphamari, Rangpur, Bangladesh Resolution info: 640x640 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tommy_boy_bradley/10796938104/ ; This photo is used in this archive with the photographer's permission Notes: Inspired by unknown Bangladeshi film/s; the name of the rickshaw/cycle store is written at the bottom inside of the red heart-shaped frame; the way both persons at the bottom looking at each other from the side and their heads are creating a shape almost identical to a heart is suggesting their romantic relationship; spots of blood can be noticed on the person on the top; the facial details of the person on the top is quite androgynous Subjects: Action. Film, Gun, Man, Woman, Love, Teeth, Blood, Androgyny Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

This map will guide you to the known collections of rickshaw artworks around the world. Evolution of Rickshaw Art References Gallagher, Rob. The Rickshaws of Bangladesh . Dhaka: The University Press Limited, 1992. Glassie, Henry, and Firoz Mahmud. Contemporary Traditional Art of Bangladesh . Dhaka: Bangladesh National Museum, 2000. Glassie, Henry. “The Pictorial System.” In Art and life in Bangladesh , 433-437. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997. Glassie, Henry. Traditional Art of Dhaka . Dhaka: Bangladesh Academy, 2000. Kirkpatrick, Joanna. “Bangladeshi Arts of the Ricksha.” Asianart.com , December 5, 1997, http://www.asianart.com/articles/ricksha/index.html Kirkpatrick, Joanna. “Rickshaw Revelations.” Outlook , 04 August 2004, https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/rickshaw-revelations/224712/?next Kirkpatrick, Joanna. “The Painted Ricksha as Culture Theater.” Studies in Visual Communication 10, no. 3 (1984): 73-85. Kirkpatrick, Joanna. Transports of Delight: The Ricksha Arts of Bangladesh . Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2003. CD-ROM. Learmonth, Tom. "Rickshaw Art in Bangladesh." Mimar: Architecture in Development 39 (1991): 76-79. Mahmud, Firoz. “The Rickshaw and Rickshaw Painting in Dhaka City.” In Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions of South Asia , edited by Sanjay Garg, 160-172. Colombo: SAARC Cultural Centre, 2015. Please switch to desktop mode if you are using a mobile browser Go back

The work deals with Film, Man, Woman, Love, Romance, Earrings. Photographed by Kevin Bubriski. + - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC19 1992 Y 005 Title: Dil (Heart) Artist: S. Samsu Year of creation: 1992 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 Dil; the romantic duo on the right is the portrayal Shabnaz and Nayem; used as the cover of seatback upholstery Subjects: Film, Man, Woman, Love, Romance, Earrings 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 Village, Rural, Architecture, Water, Boat, Tree, Bush, Grass, Coconut. Photographed by Johan Smits. + - Entry no.: V1 CC12 2019 AC0 000 N 010 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: 1024x682 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: N/A Subjects: Village, Rural, Architecture, Water, Boat, Tree, Bush, Grass, Coconut 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 Rural, Village, Tree, House, Bird, Sky, Mother. Photographed by Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and David J Williams. + - 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

The work deals with Gun, Film, bird, lotus, flower, . Photographed by Anduze Traveller . + - Entry no.: V1 CC4 2008 AC0 000 Y 001 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: January 20, 2008 Location: Banani Model Town, Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3504x2336 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anduze-traveller/2206363544/ ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/anduze-traveller/2206363548/ Notes: The metal backboard is significantly faded or washed up than the works done on the rickshaw body; the background used in the backboard is rather plain, as the primary focus was given on the subjects or the faces; the painting styles incorporated in the body and backboard are noticeably different; colorful birds and flowers can be noticed on the rickshaw body and frame Subjects: Gun, Film, bird, lotus, flower, Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next