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+ - 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

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC28 2016 AC35 000 Y 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Tanvir Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: MD. Mohiul Islam Copyright info: All rights reserved by Mohiul Islam Shovon Date Photo Taken: 2016 Location: Armanitola, Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 5048x3456 Source: The photographer's personal collection Notes: Digitally printed; based on a unknown South Asian film; attached to the back of a rickshaw Subjects: Film, Man, Woman, Gun, Earring Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC23 1994 AC34 000 Y 016 Title: Untitled Artist: M. Salam 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; this one is slightly different than the other variation of Taj Mahal as it does not set the Taj Mahal upon a lotus Subjects: Taj Mahal, Sky, 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

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC13 2011 AC0 000 N 007 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Audrey Scott & Daniel Noll Copyright info: All Rights Reserved by Audrey Scott & Daniel Noll, Uncornered Market (https://uncorneredmarket.com/) Date Photo Taken: March 30, 2011 Location: Rajshahi, Bangladesh Resolution info: 1024x768 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/uncorneredmarket/5581874322/in/photostream/ ; This photo is used in this archive with permission taken from the photographers Notes: Painted on the metal back of the rickshaw; inspired from an unknown film; heart-shaped frame used on the top to write the rickshaw owner's information Subjects: Film, Man, Woman, Action, Cleavage, Love, Earring, Bandanna Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - 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

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC19 2015 AC0 000 N 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Anonymous Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Stephen Bugno ; https://bohemiantraveler.com/ 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 13, 2015 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 1080x1080 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52442953@N05/21968480438/in/photostream/ Notes: Painted on a metal backboard and attached on the back of a rickshaw; the establishment on the right side of the background is probably influenced by Islamic architecture Subjects: Mother, Bird, Film, Man, Woman, Earring, Jewelry Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC25 1978 AC23 000 Y 002 Title: Untitled Artist: Shamim 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: 1978 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 works by the same artist; painted on the back side of the rickshaw; upper register, on right, cat grabs chicken; upper register, on left, a dinning scene of cat and chicken; lower reg., modern cityscape; different color palettes used for each painting Subjects: Village, Water, Rural, Boat, Animal, Bird, Anthropomorphism, Tree, Water, Urban, Car, Bridge, Architecture, Development, Cityscape, Sky Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC22 1984 AC20 000 N 001 Title: Untitled Artist: Nosib Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Ihtisham Kabir Copyright info: All rights reserved by Ihtisham Kabir; https://www.ihtishamkabir.com/ Date Photo Taken: 1984 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; inspired by a unknown film Subjects: Film, Gun, Man, Woman, Jewelry, Gunfire, Masculinity Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC1 2017 AC1 000 Y 456 Title: ভাই বোন (Brother Sister) Artist: Shah Alam Year of creation: Unknown Photographer: Mohammad Zaki Rezwan Copyright info: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0); https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Date Photo Taken: June 09, 2017 Location: Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh Resolution info: 4096x3072 Source: Rickshaw Art Archive Notes: Metal lettering attached with the painted metal backboard along with other paintings on the back of the rickshaw Subjects: Family, Lettering, Love, Bird, Flower, Rural Bibliographical Reference/s: N/A Previous Next

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC12 2019 AC14 000 N 007 Title: Untitled Artist: Iqbal 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: 1024x664 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/attached on the metal back of electric rickshaw Subjects: Rural, Village, Bird, Boat, Tree, 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

+ - Entry no.: V1 CC17 2000s AC18 000 N 011 Title: Unknown Artist: Nasir 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 the back side of the canvas hood; each frame is mirrored to the other; probably fighter planes Subjects: Boat, Sail, Water, River, Bird, Plane, House, Village, Rural, Tree, Cloud 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 CC12 2019 AC0 000 N 002 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: 1024x668 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/attached on the metal back of electric rickshaw; asymmetric; details of bricks can be noticed on the dome's surface Subjects: Religion, Mosque, Flower, Architecture, Moon, Stars, Flowers 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