Bridegroom and Party near Howrah Bridge, Calcutta
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Object Details
- Artist
- Raghubir Singh (1942-1999)
- Printer
- Everett Studios, Inc. (American)
- Provenance
- Early 1989-late 1989
- Raghubir Singh (1942-1999) [1]
- From late 1989
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the artist, Raghubir Singh [2]
- Notes:
- [1] This photograph was printed in early 1989 by Everett Studios, Inc. in White Plains, NY. See letter from Paul Kiley, Everett Studios, Inc., to Patrick Sears, Assistant Director, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, dated May 15, 1989, copy in object file. The photograph was delivered to the museum by November 1989. The photograph received a temporary number upon its arrival to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and an accession number was formally assigned to the object in 1993 following the conclusion of the travel exhibition “India Along the Ganges: Photographs by Raghubir Singh,” November 23, 1989-May 31, 1992.
- [2] See “Gift Agreement,” dated August 19, 1989, copy in object folder.
- Research Completed November 16, 2022
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- India Along the Ganges: Photographs by Raghubir Singh (November 23, 1989 to May 31, 1992)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Raghubir Singh (1942-1999)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Artist
- 1968, printed 1989
- Accession Number
- S1993.39.51
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Chromogenic print on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in)
- Origin
- India
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- marriage
- celebration
- bridge
- India
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Contemporary Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1993.39.51
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a6ce4700-6357-448c-a247-18968e4d8fb6
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