Rangoon: A Street, Old Style
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.In 1855 Rangoon was in the midst of transition. A few years earlier, the British announced their plans to build a new, modernized colonial city on the site, which had been damaged by fires, floods, and war. In this elegiac photograph, Tripe framed a distant view of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda between two rows of simple buildings and a makeshift raised wooden walkway, all of which would soon be demolished.
Artwork Details
- Title: Rangoon: A Street, Old Style
- Artist: Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport (Plymouth Dock) 1822–1902 Devonport)
- Date: November 1855
- Dimensions: image: 25 × 34.9 cm (9 13/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
page size: 45.6 × 58.2 cm (17 15/16 × 22 15/16 in.) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: The British Library, London
- Curatorial Department: Photographs