Men and Elephant Bathe, Sonepur, 1988

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. Everett Studio and Singh appeared to have a contract for the printing. 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 between October and December 1989. The artist was scheduled to the museum on Wednesday, December 6, 1989 to sign this photograph, in addition to others. See memo from Bruce Young to George Rogers, titled “Raghubir Singh visit,” dated Monday, December 4, 1989, copy in object file.

[2] See “Gift Agreement,” dated August 19, 1989, copy in object folder.

Research Completed November 16, 2022

Collection

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner

Raghubir Singh (1942-1999)

Credit Line

Gift of the Artist

1988, printed 1989

Accession Number

S1989.21.18

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Photograph

Medium

Chromogenic print on paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 24.2 x 36.3 cm (9 1/2 x 14 5/16 in)

Origin

India

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Topic

elephant

bathing

man

India

South Asian and Himalayan Art

Contemporary Art

Record ID

fsg_S1989.21.18

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34a4b7b7c-f065-4187-91fe-cddb754a7331