Rosalind Solomon photograph
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: FSA A2001.02
name: label: Creator
content: Solomon, Rosalind, 1930-
place: label: Place
content: Kangra (India : District)
label: Place
content: India -- Himachal Pradesh -- Kangra
topic: label: Topic
content: Dasara
creator: label: Creator
content: Solomon, Rosalind, 1930-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Kangra is a city and a municipal council in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, is a festival celebrated in India and Nepal each autumn which commemorates the defeat of the demon king, Ravana, by the prince Rama (as recounted in the ancient Hindu epic the Ramayana). The Rama Lila refers to the activities performed by Rama during his time on earth; the re-enactment of the Rama Lila takes place over the ten days of Dussehra, culminating o the tenth day with the slaying of Ravana by Rama.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: American photographer Rosalind Solomon (b. 1930) took up photography in 1968 after a trip to Japan. Since then she has worked in Nepal, India and South America, capturing images of native lifestyles and religious rituals. Solomon is also known for her portraits.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Print (silver gelatin, image 38 x 38 cm., mounted 63 x 53 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1982
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Gift of the Charles Blitzer Estate, 2001.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: FSA.A2001.02
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Prints
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: One oversized folder.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Silver gelatin prints
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: One silver gelatin print taken by photographer Rosalind Solomon. Signed on the verso of the mat and captioned "The Rama Lila Players Backstage, Festival of Dussehra, Kangra 1982". A group of women, some in festival costume and facial paint, appear in a stage set.