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The Osama scroll

Scroll Painting
2004 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A long paper scroll backed with cloth painted in water-colour with registers illustrating the terrorist attacks on New York on September 11th 2001.


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Osama scroll (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour on paper
Brief description
Scroll painting depicting the events of September 11th 2001, by Madhu Chitrakar, West Medinipur, West Bengal, ca. 2004
Physical description
A long paper scroll backed with cloth painted in water-colour with registers illustrating the terrorist attacks on New York on September 11th 2001.
Dimensions
  • Length: 410cm
  • Width: 55.9cm
Production
Made in the village of West Medinipur, West Bengal.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Patel, Divia; Arts of Asia, vol. 45, no. 5, September - October 2015, "Engaging with Contemporary South Asia", p.86, no. 22.
  • Rogers, Emma, Arts of Asia "Tales from India: The Art of Indian Storytelling" January-February 2016 Number: vol. 46, no. 1 p. 109, no. 2
Collection
Accession number
IS.57-2005

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Record createdJanuary 4, 2006
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