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accession number: 2001.152
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Hoysalesvara Temple Sculpture, Halebid, 1856–1857. Richard Banner Oakeley (British). Albumenized salt print from waxed paper negative; image: 27.2 x 29.2 cm (10 11/16 x 11 1/2 in.); mounted: 35.3 x 44.4 cm (13 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2001.152
title: Hoysalesvara Temple Sculpture, Halebid
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creation date: 1856–1857
creation date earliest: 1856
creation date latest: 1857
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: England, 19th century
technique: albumenized salt print from waxed paper negative
department: Photography
collection: PH - British 19th Century
type: Photograph
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CREATORS
* Richard Banner Oakeley (British) - artist
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measurements: Image: 27.2 x 29.2 cm (10 11/16 x 11 1/2 in.); Mounted: 35.3 x 44.4 cm (13 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
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inscription: written in pencil on recto of mount: "Q1437"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Travel Photography: Early Images of India
opening date: 2002-03-02T00:00:00
Travel Photography: Early Images of India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 2-July 17, 2002).
title: Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2017-April 2018
opening date: 2017-11-10T05:00:00
Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2017-April 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2017-April 16, 2018).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* CMA, March 2 - July 17, 2002; "Travel Photography: Images of India". No catalog.
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PROVENANCE
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Richard Banner Oakeley was one of four photographers known to have made the arduous journey to Halebid, India, between 1854 and 1857 to photograph the Holysaleswara Temple, a magnificent example of Hindu architecture and sculpture begun during the first half of the 12th century. In late 1856 on the recommendation of a friend, he marched some twenty days along treacherous country roads to locate this structure. Finding the temple more beautiful than any other building he had seen in southern India, Oakeley framed and lit his animated subject matter with consummate skill and invention. The image captures a sense of the lavish number of vivid sculptures that encircle the temple's walls.
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