Calcutta
Photograph
1982 (photographed)
1982 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Rosalind Fox Solomon (b. 1930) is an American photographer based in New York City. She was born in Highland Park, Illinois and moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee where she began making photographs in the late 1960s. In 1977, she relocated to Washington, D.C. and studied privately with photographer, Lisette Model during frequent visits to New York City.
Solomon has photographed all over the world, documenting human suffering, ritual, survival, and struggle. Her photographs emphasise her ability to interpret and capture the complex social landscapes of the places she visits, as well as the obsessions and anxieties that travel with her.
While she was a fellow at the American Institute of Indian Studies in the 1980s she travelled to Kolkata, India where she photographed the community and its surroundings. With focus on the relationship between physical representations of Hindu deities and Indian people, this body of work is a manifestation of her belief that humans reveal their inner lives and key elements of their culture through their sacred objects.
Solomon has photographed all over the world, documenting human suffering, ritual, survival, and struggle. Her photographs emphasise her ability to interpret and capture the complex social landscapes of the places she visits, as well as the obsessions and anxieties that travel with her.
While she was a fellow at the American Institute of Indian Studies in the 1980s she travelled to Kolkata, India where she photographed the community and its surroundings. With focus on the relationship between physical representations of Hindu deities and Indian people, this body of work is a manifestation of her belief that humans reveal their inner lives and key elements of their culture through their sacred objects.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Calcutta (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | black and white gelatin silver print. |
| Brief description | Photograph by Rosalind Fox Solomon, 'Calcutta' [Kolkata], India, 1982, gelatin silver print |
| Physical description | A photograph of a five people, three young children and two adults, sitting together. They appear to be a family. The mother is looking at the camera and there is a baby sitting in her lap and two toddlers sit to her left. A man sits on the otherside of the toddlers (twoards the left of the frame) wearing white with a large number of bananas in front of him. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on verso in pencil: 'Rosalind Solomon, Calcutta, 1982' |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Rosalind Fox Solomon (b. 1930) is an American photographer based in New York City. She was born in Highland Park, Illinois and moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee where she began making photographs in the late 1960s. In 1977, she relocated to Washington, D.C. and studied privately with photographer, Lisette Model during frequent visits to New York City. Solomon has photographed all over the world, documenting human suffering, ritual, survival, and struggle. Her photographs emphasise her ability to interpret and capture the complex social landscapes of the places she visits, as well as the obsessions and anxieties that travel with her. While she was a fellow at the American Institute of Indian Studies in the 1980s she travelled to Kolkata, India where she photographed the community and its surroundings. With focus on the relationship between physical representations of Hindu deities and Indian people, this body of work is a manifestation of her belief that humans reveal their inner lives and key elements of their culture through their sacred objects. |
| Bibliographic reference | catalogue
1984 American Center, New Delhi, India, “Rosalind Solomon: India,” catalogue text by Will Stapp |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2064-1992 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2009 |
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