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+ - Entry no.: V1 CC33 2020 AC0 000 N 005 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Mohammad Asif Hossain Copyright info: All rights reserved by Mohammad Asif Hossain Date Photo Taken: 2020 Location: Rajshahi Resolution info: N/A Source: The photographer's personal collection Notes: Painted on the metal back of an electric rickshaw Subjects: Star, Mosque, Religion, Islam, Mecca, Dome Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - 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

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC12 2019 AC0 000 N 015 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: Asymmetrical composition; the painting is depicting is foreign landscape or something that is imagined, not inspired from a place in Bangladesh; painted on the metal back of an electric rickshaw Subjects: Architecture, Water, Fence, Trees, Fence, Bridge 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 CC23 1994 AC0 000 Y 019 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, Garden, Water, Fountain, Tree, Star 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 CC12 2019 AC0 000 N 001 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: 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: Inspired from a unknown Bangladeshi film; the actor with a gun looks like the actor Kazi Maruf; the guy in the middle is probably wearing a traditional hat typically worn by bridegrooms; writing on the top of the metal backboard reads "আল্লাহ ভরসা" (Allah is trustworthy) Subjects: Religion, Bird, Flower, Gun, Film, Man, Woman, Love, Earring, Silver Jewelry, mother, family 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 CC23 1994 AC31 000 Y 008 Title: Janata (People) Artist: M. Firoz Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Kevin Bubriski Copyright info: All rights reserved by Aramco Americas Date Photo Taken: 1994 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 2048x3072 Source: AramcoWorld Notes: Two different works by the same artist; the upper one is painted on the hood; the bottom one is painted on a metal backboard and attached to the back of a rickshaw; the title suggest the lower one is based on a Bangladeshi film titled Janata Subjects: Religion, Islam, Prayer, Child, Mosque, Candle, Lotus, Flower, Star, Moon, Film, Bottle, Wine, Saree, Village, Rural 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 CC10 2007 AC0 000 Y 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Heather Blanchard Copyright info: All Rights Reserved by Heather Blanchard Date Photo Taken: December 5, 2007 Location: Sylhet, Bangladesh Resolution info: 2304x3456 Source: This photo is used in this archive with the photographer's permission Notes: The way the woman is wearing the hat is quite similar to how tea pickers wear their hats during their work in Bangladesh; painted metal backboard attached on the wooden back of the rickshaw Subjects: Woman, Bird, Flower, Earring, Applique, Tree, Tea, Hat Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC4 2008 AC4 000 Y 003 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: January 20, 2008 Location: Banani Model Town, Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 3504x2336 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anduze-traveller/2206456766/in/album-1032642/ ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/anduze-traveller/2206456742/in/album-1032642/ Notes: Digitally printed; the artist credit is given on the right 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 Subjects: Taj Mahal, Piety, Religion, Lotus, Flower, Architecture Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC18 1980s AC0 000 N 006 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown 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: 3538x5270 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 the metal back of the rickshaw; similar designs with metal bars twisted on both ends and attached with the metal frame are still used today Subjects: Building, Water, House Bibliographical Reference/s: Learmonth, Tom. "Rickshaw Art in Bangladesh." Mimar: Architecture in Development 39 (1991): 76-79. Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC6 2009 AC7 000 Y 003 Title: Untitled Artist: PC Das Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Abhilash Medhi Copyright info: The Advocacy Project; Abhilash Medhi; Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0); https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ Date Photo Taken: September 8, 2009 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 2816x2112 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/advocacy_project/3918644917/in/album-72157616180151496/ Notes: Inspired from a unknown Bangladeshi film; the male actor on the left is Omar Sani, and on the most right is Moushumi; the difference between male eyes and female eyes is highly noticeable; the frame and the metal backboard are painted by different persons Subjects: Film, Man, Woman, Earrings, Cleavage, Love, Cow, Tiger, Flower Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

Explore the Archive Use the filter and/or search option if you are looking for anything specific. Artist: PC Das Date created: Unknown Photographer: Abhilash Medhi Date photo taken: September 8, 2009 Subjects: Film, Man, Woman, Earrings, Cleavage, Love, Cow, Tiger, Flower Artist: Shah Aman (Probably) Date created: Unknown Photographer: Adam Cohn Date photo taken: March 26, 2018 Subjects: Rural, Village, House, Lettering, Bird, Human, Abstract Artist: Anonymous Date created: Unknown Photographer: Adam Jones Date photo taken: March 10, 2014 Subjects: Lettering, Flower, Bird, Family, Applique Artist: Anonymous Date created: Unknown Photographer: Abhilash Medhi Date photo taken: September 8, 2009 Subjects: Taj Mahal, Architecture, Religion, Lotus, Flower, Sun, Trees Artist: Anonymous Date created: 2013 Photographer: Adam Jones Date photo taken: March 4, 2014 Subjects: Flower, Landscape, Portrait, Woman, Lettering Artist: Murad Mistri (probably) Date created: Unknown Photographer: Adam Jones Date photo taken: February 28, 2014 Subjects: Film, Sexualized, Fetishized, Woman, Actress Artist: Ripon Date created: Unknown Photographer: Abhilash Medhi Date photo taken: September 8, 2009 Subjects: Film, Man, Woman, Blood, Earrings, Flower, Bird, Mother Artist: Anonymous Date created: Unknown Photographer: Adam Jones Date photo taken: February 28, 2014 Subjects: Love, Film ,Flower, Gun, Masculinity, Bird Artist: S. Das Date created: Unknown Photographer: Adam Jones Date photo taken: March 1, 2014 Subjects: Film, Gun, Action, Bird, Flower, Masculinity, Love 1 2 3 ... 19 1 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ... 19

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC34 2020 AC0 000 Y 007 Title: Untitled Artist: Unknown (Illegible from the photo) Year of creation: Unknown 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 the rickshaw; similar devotional portrait is common in other South Asian countries Subjects: Child, Islam, Religion, Muslim, Devotion, Prayer, Woman Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next