1. Photo 1253/1(69)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1253/1(69)
- Title:
- 'Nautch Girls.' These dancing girls would have performed for the Amir in his private chambers and were a popular motif for Indian photographers like Burke. Because they are not Muslim women, they could take employment as dancers and could show their faces to foreign photographers. Photographer(s): Burke, John (1843–1900)
- Scope & Content:
- View of three women dancers sitting on carpets. Facsimile of work photographed by John Burke, 1879. There is a marking 'Burke 286', lower right of the image. Printed by Simon Norfolk, 2011. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT / JNO: BURKE LATE / BAKER & BURKE / ARTISTE ...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 2010-2011
- Extent:
- 1 item