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Shanu Lahiri | |
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Born | Shanu Mazumdar 23 January 1928 |
Died | 1 February 2013 Kolkata, India | (aged 85)
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata. Académie Julian & École du Louvre, Paris |
Occupation(s) | Painter, art educator |
Known for | Public art and graffiti art in Kolkata |
Shanu Lahiri (23 January 1928 – 1 February 2013) was a painter and art educator who belonged to one of the most prominent and culturally elevated families of Kolkata and a first-generation modernist who emerged post independence. She was one of Kolkata's most prominent public artists,[1] often dubbed as "the city's First Lady of Public Art", undertaking extensive graffiti art drives across Kolkata to beautify the city and hide aggressive political sloganeering.[2] Her paintings are housed in the Salar Jung Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art.
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