ART GALLERY

 

The Art Gallery is one of the most attractive part of the Museum, displaying Sadequain's four huge paintings and collages of metal and wood. A restored large triptych by Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq, donated by philanthropist Ava Cawasjee is displayed in the Contemporary Art Gallery, where temporary exhibitions of young artists are also held on non profit basis.

 

 

 

SADEQUAIN AT WORK

LIFE IN CHRONOLOGY

  • 1930 - Born in Amroha, UP, India
  • 1954 - First solo exhibition in Quetta
  • 1955 - Mural at Jinnah Hospital, exhibitions at Frere Hall and residence of Mr. Suhrawardy
  • 1960 - Awarded �Tamgha-e-Imtiaz� and first prize in National Exhibition
  • 1961 - Awarded �Laureate de Paris�
  • 1962 - President�s Medal of Honor,Mural at State Bank of Pakistan, and exhibitions in France
  • 1963 - Visited USA, several exhibitions
  • 1964 - Illustrated �Le Etranger�
  • 1967 - Executed mural at Mangla Dam
  • 1968 - Executed mural at Punjab University Library
  • 1969 - Calligraphy of �Sura-e-Rehman�
  • 1973 - Murals in Lahore Museum
  • 1974 - Exhibitions in Middle East and Eastern Europe
  • 1976 - T.V. Series "Mojiza-e-fun"
  • 1977 - Illustrated Ghalib
  • 1979 - Mural in Abu Dhabi
  • 1981 - Tour of India, murals at Aligarh, Banaras, Hyderabad, Delhi
  • 1985 - Illustrated Faiz Ahmad Faiz
  • 1986 - Mural at Frere Hall
  • 1987 - Died. Buried at Sakhi Hasan Grave Yard Karachi.
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    SADEQUAIN'S WORK AT SBP

         
         
     

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