Bullock Cart, Delhi
Medium
Albumen print from glass plate negative
Dimensions
image: 18 × 24.1 cm · mounted: 22.4 × 31.7 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer
Accession Number
2018.36
Tags
male
About this artwork
The bullock cart, an ancient and once prevalent means of transportation in India, is still widely used in rural areas today. Here, a driver and his staff wait for a passenger. This occupational image, created by British colonial photographers for European audiences, offered armchair travelers a European view of local Indian life and customs.