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Start Over You searched for: Repository University of Michigan History of Art Visual Resources Collection ✖ Remove constraint Repository: University of Michigan History of Art Visual Resources Collection Creator Spink, Walter M., 1928- ✖ Remove constraint Creator: Spink, Walter M., 1928- Names Visual Resources Collections, Department of the History of Art , University of Michigan ✖ Remove constraint Names: Visual Resources Collections, Department of the History of Art , University of Michigan Subjects Jainism--India. ✖ Remove constraint Subjects: Jainism--India.Search Results
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The Walter Spink Collection is comprised of approximately 4,000 photographs of temples, shrines, and monuments throughout India. Walter Spink began his research in India in 1952 and he traveled throughout the country studying rock-cut architecture and Buddhist and Hindu cave temples. Spink also famously studied the Krishna-Radha theme in Indian miniature paintings. The majority of the photographs in the collection depict rock-cut architecture throughout India, including Agra, Badami, Bharhut, Bhubaneswar, Deogarh, and Hampi.
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The Walter Spink Indian Caves collection contains approximately 4,000 black-and-white photographs of man-made rock-cut caves throughout India. The photographs were taken by Dr. Walter Spink during the course of his research in the latter half of the 20th century. The prints detail the facades, porch, court, and interiors of the caves. The photographs of the interiors show the plasters, shrines, and detailed carvings within each cave.