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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.180
People
Ketaki Sheth
Title
No Parking, Bhuleshwar, Bombay
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
2004
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Maharashtra, Bombay
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/317311

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
30.48 x 44.45 cm (12 x 17 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • signature: Signed, titled, and dated in ink on the print verso

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ketaki Sheth, Bombay, India, created 2004.
SEPIA/Alkazi Collection of Photography, New York, NY, from artist, 2006, sold to Jose Soriano, 2006.
José Soriano, New York, gift to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jose M. Soriano
Copyright
© Ketaki Sheth 2020. Photograph by Ketaki Sheth
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.180
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Ketaki Sheth reveals a purposely composed and unpicturesque snapshot. The negative space created by the scooter frames a crouching woman as she glares with a fierce curiosity, protecting her children behind her. Acting as a barrier, the scooter, the scooter an icon of India as omnipresent as the Ambassador car, separates the foreground from the background, separating the conventional content from the gritty scene of the street.

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

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