Gautam Vaghela
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Indian artist (193647–2010)
Gautam Vaghela | |
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| Born | (1936-01-05)5 January 1936 |
| Died | 6 April 2010(2010-04-06) (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai |
| Known for | painting |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1982) |
Gautam Vaghela (5 January 1936 – 6 April 2010) was an Indian artist.
His early art education was at the
K.G. Subramanyan, Prabhakar Barwe
and Ambadas.
Vaghela has illustrated several books including The Story of Dance: Bharata Natyam by Krishna Sahai and Another India: An Anthology of Indian Contemporary Fiction and Poetry with British painter Howard Hodgkin. In more than four decades as an artist and designer, he has exhibited all over India and overseas, including at the 1966 Biennale de Paris and the 1967 São Paulo Art Biennial.
Awards
- 1982: Padma Shri[1]
- 1990: Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar
Selected illustrations
- The Story of Dance: Bharata Natyam by Krishna Sahai (2003) ISBN 81-87981-51-2
- Another India: An Anthology of Indian Contemporary Fiction and Poetry (1990) ISBN 0-14-012428-4
References
- ^ "Padma Shri Awardees". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 7 June 2010.