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+ - Entry no.: V1 CC15 2006 AC0 000 N 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Sam Cavenagh Copyright info: Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0); https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ Date Photo Taken: February, 2005 Location: Unspecified Location, Bangladesh Resolution info: 1776x1188 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/38488245@N00/139692085 Notes: Painted on the metal back of the rickshaw; two portraits of women is attached on both fenders; inspired by Schwarzenegger's character in Conan the Barbarian Subjects: Portrait, Film, Hollywood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Action, Sword, Man, Woman Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - 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

+ - 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

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC21 1960s AC21 000 N 002 Title: Untitled Artist: R.K. Das Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Roger Gwynn Copyright info: All rights reserved by Roger Gwynn Date Photo Taken: c. 1960s Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: N/A Source: The photographer's personal collection Notes: Painted on a metal backboard and attached on the back of a rickshaw Subjects: Landscape, Man, Woman, Architecture, Road, Archway, Tree, Camera, Photo-session, Hill, Road Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC34 2020 AC38 000 Y 004 Title: Untitled Artist: Sidr Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Samirah Tabassum Copyright info: All rights reserved by Samirah Tabassum Date Photo Taken: 2020 Location: Nuritola, 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 from a Bangladeshi film; Probably during the first night of a wedding Subjects: Film, Love, Romance, Movie, Man, Woman, Intimate, Jewelry, Bite, Wedding Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - 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

+ - 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

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC0 000 Y 003 Title: Untitled Artist: Lower: Unknown; Upper: probably Barek 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: Lower: painted on a metal backboard and attached to the back of a rickshaw; lower middle: painted on a metal backboard and attached to the back of a rickshaw; upper: painted on the canvas hood Subjects: Man, Woman, Film, Action, Gun, Love, Bird 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 AC5 000 Y 004 Title: Untitled Artist: Old Situ 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: 2236x3504 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/45306251@N00/2206410884 Notes: Probably inspired from Bangladeshi film Beder Meye Josna; the duo on the right looks like Anju Ghosh and Ilias Kanchan Subjects: Film, Snake, Nagin, Folk, Fantasy, Snake-charmer Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - 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

+ - 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