The theme Loss, Recuperation, and Identity is concerned with the fragility of cultural heritage and the complexities of trying to preserve it. To whom does the past belong, and for what purposes to we reclaim it?

Thomas Daniell
English, 1749–1840
Kailasa Temple at Ellora, India
Aquatint print after a drawing by James Wales, 1790s
Hindoo Excavations in the Mountain of Ellora; near Aurungabad, in the Decan, in Twenty-Four Views
London: T. Daniell, 1803
89-B11520

Urbain Basset
French, 1842–1924
Monument at Angkor, Cambodia, with French expedition members
Albumen print, ca. 1896
96.R.127

Urbain Basset
French, 1842–1924
Exterior view of a building at Angkor, Cambodia
Albumen print, ca. 1896
96.R.127

Urbain Basset
French, 1842–1924
Buddhist sculpture in storage area at Angkor, Cambodia
Albumen print, ca. 1896
96.R.127

W. H. L. Skeen & Co.
British, active 1870s–1890s
Thuparama Dagäba, Sri Lanka
Albumen print, late nineteenth century
96.R.52

Félix Bonfils
French, 1829�
Gateway to the Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon
Albumen print, early 1870s
Souvenirs d'Orient
Alais: Félix Bonfils, 1877
J. Paul Getty Museum: 84.XO.1167.38

Austin Culver Whittlesey
American, d. 1950
Hasan Mosque and minaret, Rabat, Morocco
Gelatin silver print, 1916
84.R.1

Désiré Charnay
French, 1828–1915
Monumental head at Izamal, Mexico
Albumen print, ca. 1859
95.R.126*

Désiré Charnay
French, 1828–1915
Northern building of the Nunnery at Uxmal, Mexico
Albumen print, ca. 1859
95.R.126*

Désiré Charnay
French, 1828–1915
"Second Palace" at Mitla, Mexico
Albumen print, ca. 1859
95.R.126*

Désiré Charnay
French, 1828–1915
Interior, Group of the Columns at Mitla, Mexico
Albumen print, ca. 1859
95.R.126*

Felice Beato
British, circa 1825–1904
Sikandrah Bagh after the Slaughter of the Rebels by the 93rd Highlanders of 4th Panjal N.I.
Albumen print, 1858
Lucknow
J. Paul Getty Museum: 84.XO.1168.7

George N. Barnard
American, 1819–1902
Ruined railroad depot, Charleston, South Carolina
Albumen print, 1865
Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign
New York: George N. Barnard, 1869
J. Paul Getty Museum: 84.XO.1323.61

Lebbeus Woods
American, 1940–
Aerial view, Berlin Free Zone project
Mixed media, mainly electrostatic printing, colored pencil, pastel, and ink on paper, 1990
950081**

Lebbeus Woods
American, 1940–
Building façade, Berlin Free Zone project
Mixed media, mainly electrostatic printing, colored pencil, pastel, and ink on paper, 1990
950081**

Daniel Libeskind
Polish, 1946–
Extension of the Berlin Museum with the Jewish Museum Department
Architectural model, 1989-1991
920061