Lord Shiva
Drawing
Print of Indian deity, adhered to foam board. Man in center wearing striped pantaloons w/a lion’s head as an apron. He is holding a wine glass in his right hand to his mouth and a double-headed drum in his left around her waist. He is flanked by two snakes.
2017.05.04
Ink - Colored
PaperWatercolor
Shiva
Shiva
2017.05
Derek Davenport
Madhubani
India
Traditionally produced by women, Madhubani/Mithila paintings are identifiable by bright colors, geometric patterning, and two-dimensionality.
Makers Mark
Lower right corner
Hindi
Ink
Drawing
Art
Category 08: Communication Objects
30-1/4 in
22-1/4 in
Derek Davenport (1927-2017), West Lafayette, Indiana; by descent to Susan Davenport, Indianapolis, Indiana; donated to the Purdue University Galleries in 2017
25: A Selection Works from Purdue Galleries’ Permanent Collection (2024)