Shekkhopir-deshe Scroll: Final Scroll


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Description

Shekkhopir-deshe Durbhikkho [Famine in Shakespeare-land] is based on academic sources and research which was discussed with the artists. Dukhushyam Chitrakar then composed a poem and set it to music. The painting began with a pencilled outline of the entire story. Colours were prepared and the panels painted collectively by the chitrakar community over a number of days.
This is the final version of the scroll photographed by the Digital Humanities team at University of Exeter.

Creator

Chitrakar, Dukhushyam
Chitrakar, Jahanara
Chitrakar, Rabbani
Chitrakar, Rahim
Chitrakar, Rahman
Chitrakar, Ushiara
Chitrakar, Mahim

Source

Hugh Platt, Remedies for Famine (London: 1596).
William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2.
"Famine", "Of Dearth", "Gluttony", in Englands Parnassus, ed. Robert Allott (London: 1600).
The Famine and Dearth in India and Britain, 1550-1800 database.

Publisher

University of Exeter

Date

2020-02
2020-03

Contributor

Alderson, Eve
Brock, Dan
Dutta, Shrutakirti
Elsender, Francis
Fereday, Graham
Halder, Bhagirath
Hammond, Sophie
Holding, Richard
Long, Lily
Mbedzi, Tumisang
Mondal, Sujit
Mukherjee, Ayesha
Spence, Connor
Singer, Wendy
Tupman, Charlotte

Rights

CC BY-NC

Format

High resolution zoomable image

Type

Scroll painting [patachitra]

Coverage

England; 1595-98

Original Format

Natural colours on cartridge paper backed with cotton cloth