The DirghaMan and GaneshMan Chitrakar Art Foundation has a total of 1,800 glass plate negatives and 4,000 acetate negatives. At a time when most people did not have access to cameras, Dirgha Man and Ganesh Man documented life in Kathmandu. This project digitised and catalogued, and rehoused these negatives.
The DirghaMan and GaneshMan Chitrakar Art Foundation has a total of 1,800 glass plate negatives and 4,000 acetate negatives. At a time when most people did not have access to cameras, Dirgha Man and Ganesh Man documented life in Kathmandu. Dirgha Man (1877-1951) was employed as a Royal Painter and Court Photographer. He was able to capture court and local life, official events and state visits that otherwise would not have been recorded. Ganesh Man (1916-1985) continued his position in the Court and later worked as a chief photographer for USAID. He made the first aerial photographs of Kathmandu Valley and was also the first person in the country to develop colour slides. His photographs are essential to observe the changing landscape of Kathmandu Valley over several decades and have been of most interest to climate change researchers.This project digitised and catalogued, and rehoused these negatives.
