This drawing is titled Drawing No. 40, Madras 1977, Truck 319. It is drawn by Krishen Khanna (Born 1925) using ink on paper. This drawing is signed and dated 'K Khanna 10-5-77 Madras' in English at the right bottom corner of the drawing with pen and black ink. This is now exhibited in the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
- Identifier
- ngma-03547
- Material
- Paper
- Note
- Born in 1925 in which is now Faislabad in Pakistan, Krishen Khanna grew up in Lahore, only studying art after he graduated from college at evening classes held at the Mayo School of Art there. In 1947, Khanna's family moved to Shimla because of the Partition of India and Pakistan, and Khanna was deeply affected by not only the change in his personal life, but also the socio-political chaos that reigned around him. His early works are reproductions of the scenes that were indelibly imprinted in his memory during this period.Recognizing his immense contribution to Indian Art, the Government of India has bestowed several honours upon him including the Lalit Kala Ratna from the President of India in 2004 and the Padma Shri in 1990. In 1964, Khanna was artist-in-residence at the American University, Washington D.C., and the next year, he won a fellowship from the Council for Economic and Cultural Affairs, New York following the travel grant they had awarded him in 1962. Krishen Khanna lives and works in New Delhi.
- Pages
- 21 x 16.5 cm
- Published in
- India
- Type
- Drawing
