JiscMail Logo
Email discussion lists for the UK Education and Research communities

Help for RUDYARD-KIPLING Archives


RUDYARD-KIPLING Archives

RUDYARD-KIPLING Archives


RUDYARD-KIPLING@JISCMAIL.AC.UK


View:

Message:

[

First

|

Previous

|

Next

|

Last

]

By Topic:

[

First

|

Previous

|

Next

|

Last

]

By Author:

[

First

|

Previous

|

Next

|

Last

]

Font:

Proportional Font

LISTSERV Archives

LISTSERV Archives

RUDYARD-KIPLING Home

RUDYARD-KIPLING Home

RUDYARD-KIPLING  April 2005

RUDYARD-KIPLING April 2005

Options

Subscribe or Unsubscribe

Subscribe or Unsubscribe

Log In

Log In

Get Password

Get Password

Subject:

John Lockwood Kipling drawings at the British Library

From:

Bryan Diamond <[log in to unmask]>

Reply-To:

Bryan Diamond <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 20:49:26 +0100

Content-Type:

text/plain

Parts/Attachments:

Parts/Attachments

text/plain (77 lines)

This follows my article in the March Journal "J.Lockwood Kipling Material 
at the V&A Museum", where I described the drawings made by Lockwood 
including of Indian Craftsmen, and one series relates to the cultivation 
and processing of cotton in the state of Maharashtura,all seem dated 1870-72 .

David Page noticed on The British Library website:
http://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/britishlibrary/controller/textsearch?text=kipling&y=8&x=6&start=0
pictures of 4 JLK drawings.  I have found these are in the Oriental and 
India Office Print Room,
part of a set of 13, all made in Feb/Mar 1872, in pencil & wash, showing 
craftsmen and villagers in Khangaum [nowadays spelt Khamgaon and in the 
Buldana district of Berar in Maharashtra], entitled:
The Deshmukh, head of village and parganna, seated against a cushion 
talking to a peon.
The Patel, another village official, standing with linked fingers, in front 
of a village gate.
  The Kulkarni, or village accountant, seated writing up his accounts.
The Joshi, or village astrologer, squatting on the ground with a horoscope 
in his hand.
The Mahar, or village messenger, leaning on a bamboo staff.
  The Mahajan, or moneylender, seated in his house
  The Garpagari, a kind of priest, blowing on a black buck horn and holding 
a conch shell 'n his right hand.
The Dhobi, or washerman, beating clothes on a stone.
The Hajam, or barber, massaging the head of a customer.
  The Sutar, or carpenter, at work.
  The Lohar, or blacksmith, hammering, with an assistant working the bellows.
  The Bania, or merchant, riding on a pony.
  The Mhang, or village musician, beating a drum.

These are an intriguing further set of drawings, of similar style to some 
in the V&A; the BL unfortunately has no info as to how they were acquired. 
Does anyone know?

Bryan Diamond




May I remind all members of the event at the V&A, SouthKensington,  on 22 
May (see March Journal, page 5); the curator Dr.Parlett will talk about the 
drawings of John Lockwood Kipling made when he was in Bombay, of Indian 
crafts and cotton cultivation in the Deccan,  and of Indain popular art; 
these are the categories (b) and (c) described in my article inn the March 
Journal, at pp29-30.  I discovered that this material is in the Museum,  I 
will introduce  Dr Parlett who will put it into context in his talk, 
illustrated with slides.  Some of the original material will be displayed 
so that those attending can examine it closely after the talk. A copy 
of  the 1882  JLK "Memorial" and some other of the sources for my article 
will also be tabled.

The talk is in the recently refurbished Seminar Room 1, on an upper floor 
of the Henry Cole Wing (Exhibition Road entrance), holding 60 people.  We 
have to pay for the room and thus to make a £5 charge for the event; to be 
sure of a place you should obtain a ticket from  Jane Keskar beforehand, 
although provided there are places you can pay at the door (please arrive 
by 1.50 pm).If you have a ticket please be seated at 2pm.

I hope that those who want to see the mosaic panel of the procession 
including Lockwood, on the north face of the courtyard (see my article in 
the Journal, Sept 2003), can view this  after the meeting (the Garden is at 
present being refurbished and I will check re access) .  Tea can be 
obtained afterwards in the Restaurant on the ground floor.

You can of course spend the whole day in the museum; if you are not 
familiar with the Indian exhibits in the Nehru gallery, I do suggest you 
view this if you have any time; the later material, of Kipling's period, is 
at the north end.  The current major exhibition is of the International 
Arts & Crafts, well reviewed. The recently opened Architecture gallery is 
informative.

I hope to see many of you at this event, and please mention it to anyone 
elseho could be interested in it as illustrating 19th century Indian 
history and art.

Bryan Diamond

Top of Message | Previous Page | Permalink

JiscMail Tools


RSS Feeds and Sharing


Advanced Options


Archives

March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
December 2023
November 2023
October 2023
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 2023
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
January 2011
December 2010
November 2010
October 2010
September 2010
August 2010
July 2010
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
December 2008
November 2008
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
December 2005
November 2005
October 2005
September 2005
August 2005
July 2005
June 2005
May 2005
April 2005
March 2005
February 2005
January 2005
December 2004
November 2004
October 2004
September 2004
August 2004
July 2004
June 2004
May 2004
April 2004
March 2004
February 2004
January 2004
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
August 2003
July 2003
June 2003
May 2003
April 2003
March 2003
February 2003
January 2003
December 2002
November 2002
October 2002
September 2002
August 2002
July 2002
June 2002
May 2002
April 2002
March 2002
February 2002
January 2002
December 2001
November 2001
October 2001
September 2001
August 2001
July 2001
June 2001
May 2001
April 2001
March 2001
February 2001
January 2001
December 2000
November 2000
October 2000
September 2000
August 2000
July 2000
June 2000
May 2000
April 2000
March 2000
February 2000
January 2000
December 1999
November 1999
October 1999
September 1999
August 1999
July 1999
June 1999
May 1999
April 1999
March 1999
February 1999
January 1999
December 1998
November 1998


JiscMail is a Jisc service.

View our service policies at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ and Jisc's privacy policy at https://www.jisc.ac.uk/website/privacy-notice

For help and support help@jisc.ac.uk

Secured by F-Secure Anti-Virus CataList Email List Search Powered by the LISTSERV Email List Manager