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Rabindranath Tagore and Victoria Ocampo at Villa Ocampo

Unknown · 1924

A 1924 photograph of Tagore seated with Argentine writer Victoria Ocampo, who hosted him and later supported his painting.

This photograph shows Tagore during his 1924 visit to Argentina, hosted by Victoria Ocampo.

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Black-and-white photograph of an elderly bearded man in a long robe and dark cap seated in a wicker chair, with a woman in a light-colored dress and wide-brimmed hat sitting on the grass beside him. Trees and a building are visible in the background.
Photographer unknown, Tagore and Victoria Ocampo at Villa Ocampo, 1924.

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What it is

This photograph shows Rabindranath Tagore seated in a wicker chair in the grounds of Villa Ocampo, the country house of the family of Victoria Ocampo, an Argentine writer. Ocampo is shown sitting on the grass beside him.

Why it matters

Tagore travelled widely, and this image records his stay in Argentina in 1924, where Ocampo became his host and friend. She later encouraged his interest in painting, a pursuit he took up more seriously later in life. The photograph shows the kind of international friendships and cultural exchanges that shaped his later years.

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  • What does the setting, a private garden, suggest about the relationship between the two people shown?
  • Why might Tagore's travels outside India have mattered for his later work?
  • What is missing from this photograph about who Victoria Ocampo was and what she did?

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