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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Jo. Henry Buchi Signed Photograph of Mahatma Gandhi
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2020.01
- Creators:
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Buchi, Jo. Henry, 1892-1963
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.1 Cubic feet
- Repository:
- Container:
- 1
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Consists of a single black and white silver gelatin photographic print depicting a seated Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi's signature (unauthenticated) in blue ink is located to the left of Gandhi. The photographer is unidentified.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Jo. Henry Buchi (1892-1963) was a Swiss-British economist and journalist. Influenced by the ideas of Silvio Gesell, Buchi published
Free Money
in 1933. Later he worked as the London correspondent for the Hindustan Times
.Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), frequently referred to by the honorific Mahatma, led a campaign of non-violent resistance to British colonial rule in India that helped achieve national independence in 1947. His ideology, actions, and the success of the movement resulted in a legacy as a father of the Indian nation and a widely-admired figure throughout the world.
Administration
Author
Ryan Murray
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kevin Buchi.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the National Museum of Asian Art's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
Jo. Henry Buchi Signed Photograph of Mahatma Gandhi, FSA.A2020.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Kevin Buchi.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| India | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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