Laxmi Prasad Sihare | |
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| Born | 7 November 1929 India |
| Died | 1993 India |
| Occupation(s) | Civil service officer, curator, art writer |
| Known for | art writings, museum administration |
| Awards | 1987 Padma Bhushan |
Laxmi Prasad Sihare was an Indian civil service officer, curator, art writer and the director-general of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA). [1] It was during his directorship, an art exhibition on Auguste Rodin was organized by the museum. [2]
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Sihare joined NGMA as the director-general in 1984. [3] One of his main contributions was his timely intervention in stopping the 1995 public auction of the Jewels of the Nizams, [4] which included the Jacob Diamond, an uncut diamond ranked fifth in the world in size. [5] [6] He obtained a court order in 1979 and stopped the auction of the jewels to buyers which included bidders from abroad. [7] He published a number of books and monographs, [8] including Oriental influences on Wassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian : 1909-1917, [9] Paul Klee : sixty oil paintings, water colours, pastels and drawings (1909-1939), [10] Restoration of oil painting : techniques [11] and Computer art. [12] The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 1987. [13]
Sihare retired from government service in 1991 and died in 1993. [3]
