VARANASI- INDIA
Offset on Paper
Circa
1959
Size (cms)
63.5 X 101.5
Artist
Charles Bankerville
Charles Bankerville (1896–1994) was an American painter from New York. He initially published his sketches in Scribner’s Magazine (1918) and later wrote and published his artworks for The New York (1919). He later created a series of posters for Pan American Airlines. He also made portraits of famous personalities like Jawaharlal Nehru, Bernard Baruch, William S. Paley, the Duchess of Windsor, and the King of Nepal. His artworks are exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Publisher
Directorate of Advertising And Visual Publicity, Ministry Of I. & B.
Printer
Sree Saraswaty Press Ltd., Calcutta.
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This poster by Charles Bankerville promotes tourism in India, focusing on Varanasi—one of the world’s oldest cities and a major Hindu pilgrimage destination. It vividly portrays pilgrims bathing in the Ganga, performing rituals, and shopkeepers offering goods along the ghats. The backdrop of temples, bustling markets, and historic architecture highlights the city's deep spiritual and cultural heritage.
Published by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, established on August 15, 1947, with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as its first minister, the poster reflects the Ministry’s role in promoting tourism and national initiatives through media and the arts.
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