Harvard Art Museums > 2005.10: Wall Painting, Bundi, Rajasthan Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Wall Painting, Bundi, Rajasthan (Raghubir Singh) , 2005.10,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/50214. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.10 People Raghubir Singh, Indian (Jaipur 1942 - 1999 New York) Title Wall Painting, Bundi, Rajasthan Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date 1997 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Bundi Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/50214 Physical Descriptions Technique Chromogenic print Dimensions image: 25 x 37.4 cm (9 13/16 x 14 3/4 in.) sheet: 81.28 x 60.96 cm (32 x 24 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History José M. Soriano Sr., New York, purchased from Sepia Gallery, 2004, gift to HUAM, 2005. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jose M. Soriano Copyright © Raghubir Singh Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.10 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description An exhibition of Raghubir Singh photographs was organized by the Arthur Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum, Washington D.C. in 2003(March 10 - August10) titled "Auto Focus" showcasing photographs of India that involved traveling at length in the Ambassador car, the first car manufactured in India. The photographer skillfully uses the car as a means to view the diversity of India. It was sadly his last project and he died in 1999. This photograph was taken in Bundi, Rajasthan. Through the window of the car we can see an advertisement on a wall for a local signage painter who skillfully uses miniature paintings as a tool to promote his talent at making signages. It is commendable that the painter chose an image of two warring elephants, a quintessential theme of Bundi-Kota miniature paintings, to depict his talent. Cleverly, Raghubir Singh has used the window of the car to get a reflection of the man standing behind- a technique that can be seen in many of his works. This photograph has been published in Raghubir Singh's book, A Way into India, 2002. Exhibition History Focus on South Asian Photography: Recent Works, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/01/2007 - 05/06/2007 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
