id:			156506
accession number:	1992.221
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.221
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:14.442000

Taylor, Col. Meadows; Architecture in Dharwar and Mysore: Tank and Temples at Bunshunkuree, c. 1857. Col. Thomas Biggs (British, 1822–1905). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 26.7 x 39.4 cm (10 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Isaacs in honor of Evan H. Turner 1992.221

title:				Tank and Temples at Bunshunkuree
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series:				Taylor, Col. Meadows; Architecture in Dharwar and Mysore
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creation date:			c. 1857
creation date earliest:		1852
creation date latest:		1862
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creditline:			Gift of Charles Isaacs in honor of Evan H. Turner
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	albumen print from wet collodion negative
department:	Photography
collection:	Photography
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Col. Thomas Biggs (British, 1822–1905)  - artist
Colonel Thomas Biggs British, 1822-1905

The long British occupation of India increased European interest in the history and culture of this unfamiliar subcontinent. A member of the Bombay Artillery, Thomas Biggs was among a number of military men who as amateur photographers played an important role in recording the archaeological and artistic heritage of India.
	Accompanied by surgeon and fellow photographer Dr. W. H. Pigou, Biggs spent two years photographing monuments in Bijapur, Dharwar, and Mysore. Returning to military service during the Indian Mutiny (1857-59), he was asked again to make photographs in 1862-63 of Indian monuments in Ahmedabad. These views were published in Architecture at Ahmedabad, the Capital of Goozerat, Photographed by Colonel Biggs, R.A., the first volume of an ambitious series on architectural antiquities in India. The entire series was never completed, due in part to its expense, but the first three volumes appeared in 1866. T.W.F.
* J. Murray, pl. 88  - publisher

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measurements: Image: 26.7 x 39.4 cm (10 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in negative: [unclear signature ?]; in pencil: "Col. Biggs"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary
	opening date:   1992-10-27T05:00:00
	<i>Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, October 27, 1992 - January 3, 1993: "Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum\'s Seventy-Fifth Anniversary," CMA Bulletin, 80 (February 1993), p. 67, no. 78.', 'opening_date': '1992-10-27T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: October 19, 1992
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. <em>Catalogue of Photography</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 97
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.221/1992.221_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.221/1992.221_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1992.221/1992.221_full.tif