Sushila Yawalkar

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Sushila Yawalkar
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Yawalkar next to one of her paintings
Known forpainting, sculpting and dancing
SpouseNagesh Yawalkar

Sushila Yawalkar was an Indian painter, sculptor and dancer. [1]

Biography

Yawalkar' painting of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 Sushila Yawalkar 1.jpg
Yawalkar' painting of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948

Yawalker was from Goa in Western India and was married to artist Nagesh Yawalkar. [2]

In 1947, Yawalker was described as an artist with "a lively unspoilt imagination." [3] Her paintings and sculptures were exhibited in a studio exhibition in 1949, [4] then in New Delhi in 1950. [5] She also exhibited her sculptures and paintings at the All Indian Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS). [6]

References

  1. ↑ Asthana, Pratima (1974). Women's Movement in India. Vikas Publishing House. p. 156. ISBN   978-0-7069-0333-1.
  2. ↑ Silpi. Vol. 2. 1947.
  3. ↑ Mārg̲: A Magazine of Architecture and Art. Vol. 2. National Centre for the Performing Arts. 1947. p. 59.
  4. ↑ Roopa-lekhā. Printed at the I.M.H. Press, Chandri Chowk, Delhi, for the Fine Arts & Crafts Syndicate Limited, Delhi. 1949. p. 38.
  5. ↑ Pathway. Marg Publications. 1950.
  6. ↑ "Sculpture by Sushila Yawalkar" (PDF). All Indian Fine Arts and Crafts Society News. 1 (3): 4.
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