India Trip_002

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Open scrapbook featuring religious and cultural images, with bold text "The Times of India" and a small photograph of a person with the Taj Mahal.

Title: India Trip_002
Alternative Title: India Trip
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2014
Description: The image features an open scrapbook with two pages centered in the frame. The pages are densely adorned with various images and text, set against a patterned backdrop. On the left page, a colorful depiction of a many-headed deity, possibly Ganesha, is centrally featured against a decorative red circle. To the left is a stylized painting of a woman near a tree with blooming flowers, and at the bottom left, there's a stone carving of a serene face. A red text box below reads "Amrita Sher-Gil: The Passionate Quest." The right page prominently displays the large, cut-out words "The Times of India" in bold letters against a white and gold pattern. Below this, there is an illustration of two regal figures exchanging a birdcage. A photograph of a person smiling with the Taj Mahal in the background is placed in the top right corner, slightly overlapping the pattern.
Identifier: 030_013014-021714_india_book
Dates Completed: January 30, 2014 - February 17, 2014
Keywords: Taj Mahal; Golden Book Encyclopedia; Safeway; Columbus Nebraska; Mahatma Gandhi; Mughal art; Indian spiritual texts; India travel; Gretchen Dykstra; Northern India; Mumbai; Elephanta Caves; Varanasi; Panna National Park; Khajuraho; Agra; Jaipur; Jodhpur; Udaipur; Delhi; $14,000 cost; Dallas Morning News pension; Pennies from heaven; Mani Bhavan; Dhobi Ghat; Ganges River; Funeral pyres; Nadesar Palace; Hotel luxury; Panna forest safari; Elephants; Tigers; Sacred sculptures; Oberoi Hotel; Rambagh Palace; Jaipur textiles; Quilt purchases; Umaid Bhawan Palace; Garden of Cosmos; Tara Homes; Gandhi memorials
Transcription: THE TIMES OF INDIA
The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi presents AMRITA SHER-GIL THE PASSIONATE QUEST Curated by Yashodhara Dalmia
Rights: To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Is Part Of: India Trip
Relation: Image Gallery