From the frames: Snapshots of Bangalore from early 1900s
BANGALORE: Ever wondered what MG Road looked like in the early 1900s or
the waterfalls at Lalbagh in the 1940s or Sampangi Tank, where
Kanteerava Stadium was built, looked many years ago? You may find the
answers at Bangalore — Picturesque, an exhibition of nearly 70 old
photographs of Bangalore at Rangoli (Vismaya Gallery), the Metro art
centre. There are gems you've never seen before.
Like No Dumb Belles by Fred Goodwill who, in 1902, shot around 40 young children exercising with dumbells and teachers keeping an eye on them. A striking feature of the photo is the students' dress which includes the davani and sari. There's another beautiful photo of a small fruit shop where the owner with a long moustache is dressed in a dhoti, jubba, a shawl around his neck and a peta looking at a bunch of bananas while seated on a chair.
Dating back to the 1900s are photographs which hark back to a different era altogether. There's one of a small wooden cart with three big wheels with a water barrel mounted on it and a person filling a bucket with water. Another captures bullockcarts moving in a singlefile, perhaps the standard mode of transportation those days.
Other rare photographs on display include Sir Mirza Ismail and Lady Mirza at the felicitation of Sri Javaraya on being awarded the title Rao Bahadur at the Glass House in Lalbagh in the 1940s, a view of Avenue Road and the government museum in Cubbon Park. Most of the photographs are by Fred Goodwill, a missionary and teacher, and contributed by his grand daughter Jane Smith.
The exhibition is a collaboration of Surekha, curator, Rangoli Metro Art Centre, and CN Kumar, Suresh Jayaram, Meera Iyer, Aliyeh Rizvi, Mansoor Ali and Kiran Natarajan, all members of the Facebook group, Bangalore — photos from a bygone age.
Show is on till November 15.
Like No Dumb Belles by Fred Goodwill who, in 1902, shot around 40 young children exercising with dumbells and teachers keeping an eye on them. A striking feature of the photo is the students' dress which includes the davani and sari. There's another beautiful photo of a small fruit shop where the owner with a long moustache is dressed in a dhoti, jubba, a shawl around his neck and a peta looking at a bunch of bananas while seated on a chair.
Dating back to the 1900s are photographs which hark back to a different era altogether. There's one of a small wooden cart with three big wheels with a water barrel mounted on it and a person filling a bucket with water. Another captures bullockcarts moving in a singlefile, perhaps the standard mode of transportation those days.
Other rare photographs on display include Sir Mirza Ismail and Lady Mirza at the felicitation of Sri Javaraya on being awarded the title Rao Bahadur at the Glass House in Lalbagh in the 1940s, a view of Avenue Road and the government museum in Cubbon Park. Most of the photographs are by Fred Goodwill, a missionary and teacher, and contributed by his grand daughter Jane Smith.
The exhibition is a collaboration of Surekha, curator, Rangoli Metro Art Centre, and CN Kumar, Suresh Jayaram, Meera Iyer, Aliyeh Rizvi, Mansoor Ali and Kiran Natarajan, all members of the Facebook group, Bangalore — photos from a bygone age.
Show is on till November 15.
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