Loss, Recuperation, and Identity
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?
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Thomas Daniell
English, 17491840 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, 18421924 Monument at Angkor, Cambodia, with French expedition members Albumen print, ca. 1896 96.R.127 |
Urbain Basset
French, 18421924 Exterior view of a building at Angkor, Cambodia Albumen print, ca. 1896 96.R.127 |
Urbain Basset
French, 18421924 Buddhist sculpture in storage area at Angkor, Cambodia Albumen print, ca. 1896 96.R.127 |
W. H. L. Skeen & Co.
British, active 1870s1890s Thuparama Dagäba, Sri Lanka Albumen print, late nineteenth century 96.R.52 |
Félix Bonfils
French, 1829–1885 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, 18281915 Monumental head at Izamal, Mexico Albumen print, ca. 1859 95.R.126* |
Désiré Charnay
French, 18281915 Northern building of the Nunnery at Uxmal, Mexico Albumen print, ca. 1859 95.R.126* |
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Désiré Charnay
French, 18281915 Interior, Group of the Columns at Mitla, Mexico Albumen print, ca. 1859 95.R.126* |
Felice Beato
British, circa 18251904 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, 18191902 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 |