Govt museum and art gallery releases ‘Masterpieces’

CHANDIGARH: The Government Museum and Art Gallery has brought out a publication “Masterpieces” which features 60 iconic artworks of the museum from its rich collection.

Among those featured are Gandhara sculptures, miniature paintings from the courts of erstwhile Pahari and Rajasthani kingdoms, modern and contemporary Indian works by artists like M.F. Husain, F.N. Souza, Satish Gujral, decorative art, rare manuscripts, coins dating back to Kushan and Gupta dynasties, and some textiles. The text has been contributed by Vrinda Agrawal, Tagore National Research scholar for Cultural Research at the museum, and photography of the artworks has been done by Girish Nephade.

According to the director of the museum, the selection process was not easy because there were a lot of outstanding works in the museum. The selection was made on the basis of the significance of its history and diversity.

Kumar Madhukar

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