The print technique of lithography seen in this Ganesh image changed Indian pop culture, religion, and society. The color and realism accomplished with lithography transformed the way deities were depicted.
Details
• Acrylic magnet
• 2.5" x 2.5"
Published by: Amar Nath Shaha, Indian
Printed by: Chore Bagan Art Studio, Indian
Ganesh
Indian, About 1895–1900
(not assigned): Calcutta, Bengal, India
Lithograph
Height x width: 40.3 × 30.2 cm (15 7/8 × 11 7/8 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Marshall H. Gould Fund
2017.3947