Mother India (1957)
Indian Film Poster
1957 or later (Made)
1957 or later (Made)
| Artist/Maker |
The central image is that of a woman cradling her baby.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mother India (1957) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing, paper |
| Brief description | Indian film poster |
| Physical description | The central image is that of a woman cradling her baby. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Gallery label | The original poster for Mother India has an image of a mother cradling her baby. This is a later copy of that image and encapsulates the theme of the film: a tale of a mother, her children and the land on which she lives. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rachel Dwyer & Divia Patel, Cinerma India: The Visual Culture of the Hindi Film, Reaktion Press, 2002. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.100-1986 |
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| Record created | October 22, 2002 |
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