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Raghubir Singh

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Raghubir Singh was an Indian photographer known for his large-format color work documenting India's landscapes, vernacular architecture, and daily life from the 1960s onward. Working primarily in Kodachrome and later digital processes, his saturated palette and precise compositional control transformed documentary photography into a formal practice of color and light. Singh's extensive archive encompasses the Ganges River, Delhi's streets, and rural agricultural scenes, approached with the methodical rigor of a painter rather than a photojournalist. His work established color photography as a serious medium for cultural and geographical study in postwar India.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (16)

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Water Tank, Modera, Gujarat

1997 · Chromogenic print

Image: 9 5/8 × 14 3/4 in. (24.4 × 37.5 cm) Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Monsoon and Teatime, Ooty

1994 · Chromogenic print

Image: 32.4 × 47.7 cm (12 13/16 × 18 13/16 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 61.4 cm (19 15/16 × 24 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Crawford Market, Mumbai, Maharashtra

1993 · Chromogenic print

Image: 40.6 × 59.7 cm (16 × 23 9/16 in.); Paper: 50.7 × 62.9 cm (20 × 24 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Itinerant Folk Musicians, Mathura-Delhi Road

1992 · Chromogenic print

Image: 40.6 × 59.7 cm (16 × 23 9/16 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 62.4 cm (19 15/16 × 24 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pavement Mirror Shop, Howrah, West Bengal

1991 · Chromogenic print

Image: 39.5 × 59.9 cm (15 9/16 × 23 5/8 in.); Paper: 50.7 × 61.8 cm (20 × 24 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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A Wedding Party, Jodhpur-Jaisalmer Road, Rajasthan

1988 · Chromogenic print

Image: 9 15/16 × 14 13/16 in. (25.2 × 37.6 cm) Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Siva Image and a Cow, by the Ganges River, Calcutta

1988 · Chromogenic print

25.4 x 37.4 cm (10 x 14 3/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Taxi Driver, Calcutta, West Bengal

1987 · Chromogenic print

25.4 x 37.4 cm (10 x 14 3/4 in.) Frame: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Barber and goddess Kali, Calcutta, West Bengal

1987 · Chromogenic print

39.2 × 59.8 cm (paper); 50.7 × 62.4 cm (paper)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man Diving, Ganges floods, Benares, Uttar Pradesh

1985 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.2 × 36.2 cm (9 9/16 × 14 5/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 50.7 cm (16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Wrestlers Exercise, Hanuman Shrine, Benares, Uttar Pradesh

1983 · Chromogenic print

Image: 10 in. × 14 7/8 in. (25.4 × 37.8 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 in. × 20 in. (40.5 × 50.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mother and Daughter Rowing to Their Island Home, Dal Lake

1980 · Chromogenic print

Image: 40.5 × 59.7 cm (16 × 23 9/16 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 62.9 cm (19 15/16 × 24 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sadhu (Holy Man) in Palanquin, Kumb Mela, Ganges Bathing Fair, Allahabad, India

1977 · Dye transfer print, printed 1983

14 7/16 × 9 1/2" (36.5 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Catching the Breeze, Hathod Village, Jaipur, Rajasthan

1975 · Chromogenic print

Image: 15 15/16 × 23 7/16 in. (40.5 × 59.6 cm) Frame: 25 x 32 in.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Chess Players, Monsoon Floods, Benares, Uttar Pradesh

1967 · Chromogenic print

Image: 10 1/16 × 14 7/8 in. (25.6 × 37.8 cm) Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Monsoon Women, Bihar, India

1966 · Dye transfer print

14 5/16 × 9 1/2" (36.4 × 24.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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