Exchange: W20 Glover - HISTORY 202 - Doing History

W20 Glover - HISTORY 202 - Doing History - Colonialism in South Asia

This print is broken into two scenes, each of which depict a sculpture of a deity in an architectural interior. Each figure is depicted as seated, or standing on a pedestal with worshippers standing or kneeling to each side.

Bernard Picart
Religious Ceremoies and Customs of the People of the World: Shiva and Ganesha
copper plate engraving on paper
16 5/8 in x 10 1/4 in (42.2 cm x 26.1 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

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This print has two scenes on the top half with one larger scene taking up the bottom half of the print. Each depicts an incarnation of a deity.

Bernard Picart
Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the People of the World: Incarnations (Avatars) Nine and Ten of Vishnu and Shiva
copper plate engraving on paper
16 9/16 in x 10 1/4 in (42.1 cm x 26.1 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

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This black and white stereoscopic image features two images of a group of Indians sitting on dead animals on their backs in a river. It is surrounded by the text: Set No. 8; Keystone View Company; Unique; Inflated Bullock Skins for Ferry Boats on Sutlej River in the Punjab, India.<br />

Stereo Classics Studio
Stereoscope Image, Set No. 8: Inflated Bullock Skins for Ferry Boats on Sutlej River in the Punjab, India
photograph on cardboard
3 9/16 in. x 7 in. ( 9 cm x 17.8 cm )
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond

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A photograph of four men sitting on and standing around an over-turned canoe. The figures hold fishing nets. One figure holds a fan and faces the viewer.

Francis Frith
Untitled, from "Frith's Series"
albumen print on paper
8 3/4 in x 9 13/16 in (22.23 cm x 24.92 cm);14 5/16 in x 19 5/16 in (36.35 cm x 49.05 cm);8 3/4 in x 9 13/16 in (22.23 cm x 24.92 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis through the Friends of the Museum of Art

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A view through the archway of a colonnade toward a landscape in the background.

Francis Frith
Boorhaupore. The Musjid
albumen print on paper
8 in x 6 ½ in (20.32 cm x 16.51 cm);12 in x 14 in (30.48 cm x 35.56 cm);8 in x 6 ½ in (20.32 cm x 16.51 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond

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G. Lambert
Government Office Building, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
albumen print on paper
8 1/8 in. x 10 1/2 in. ( 20.6 cm x 26.7 cm )
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Bond

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A.W. Grigson
Suihalese Marshal and Women, Ceylon
albumen print on paper
8 1/2 in. x 10 3/4 in. ( 21.6 cm x 27.3 cm )
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Bond

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A.W.A. Plâté
Palm Trees, Ceylon
double carbon transfer print on paper
11 7/16 in x 8 3/4 in (29.05 cm x 22.23 cm);20 1/8 in x 16 1/8 in (51.12 cm x 40.96 cm);13 3/4 in x 10 5/8 in (34.92 cm x 26.99 cm)
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond

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This photograph depicts a closeup view of a blossoming coffee plant. A cluster of white flowers stands out against a backdrop of dark leaves. Nestled against the blossoms is a group of coffee beans.

Charles T. Scowen
Coffea Liberica—Liberian Coffee
albumen print on paper
9 3/4 in x 11 7/8 in (24.8 cm x 30.1 cm);14 5/16 in x 19 5/16 in (36.35 cm x 49.05 cm);9 3/4 in x 11 7/8 in (24.8 cm x 30.1 cm);8 9/16 in x 10 13/16 in (21.8 cm x 27.5 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art

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A black and white image of four men: one stands to the left, facing right, while the other three sit on their knees and hold swords in their hands. A hookah stands to the left.

Shepherd & Robertson
Gujar Sirdars - Bhurtpore District
albumen print on paper
13 in x 17 in (33.02 cm x 43.18 cm);9 ¼ in x 7 ¼ in (9 ¼ in x 7 ¼ in)
Gift of Catherine Benkaim and Barbara Timmer

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This photograph depicts a view of a devastated palatial building. Before its shattered portico is a pile of rubble and fragments of columns. Four men in turbans are seated on the ground before the building.

Felice Beato
Roofless House after the Lucknow Mutiny
albumen print on paper
10 3/16 in x 12 1/16 in (25.88 cm x 30.64 cm);16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Gift of W. Howard and Margaret Bond

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Photograph of several gravestones in the cemetery in Lucknow, India.

John Edward Saché
Graves of Sir Henry Lawrence and Brigadier-General J.S. Neill in the cemetery at Lucknow
albumen print on paper
14 7/16 in x 17 11/16 in (36.67 cm x 44.93 cm);16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm);9 1/16 in x 11 1/8 in (23.02 cm x 28.26 cm);14 5/8 in x 17 15/16 in (37.15 cm x 45.56 cm)
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. W. Howard Bond

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