7 art teachers honoured at birth anniv of Thakar Singh

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 6 

Celebrating the 120th birth anniversary of the noted artist SG Thakar Singh, the Indian Academy of Fine Arts(IAFA) opened an exhibition of his famous art works. Twenty-two of his most acclaimed works have been put up at the exhibition for public and art lovers. The IAFA also honoured seven art teachers to mark the Teacher’s Day in the memory of Thakar Singh. 

Founder of the IAFA and Padma Shri Thakar Singh was one of the most celebrated artists of the country and he had earned patrons, including Rabindranath Tagore and India’s first President Dr Rajendra Prasad. Some of his noted works, including landscapes and portraits, which were his forte, have been displayed at prominent places including Pataudi Palace, heritage palaces across Rajasthan and even hosted at exhibition in the UK. His most notable painting After the Bath has earned praise across the globe. 

“His works and legacy are a part of cultural landscape of Punjab and Amritsar and we have intellectual rights of his works that are over 100 years old. We are preserving his paintings and this exhibition has become most sought after event for people who want to study and know the work and life of SG Thakar Singh,” said Arvinder Chamak, general secretary, IAFA. 

Born in 1899 in Verka, near Amritsar, Thakar Singh was awarded Padma Shri in 1973. A landscape artist, he spent later years of his life in Amritsar where he founded the Thakar Singh School of Arts that turned into an art gallery later.