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Shanu Lahiri

Indian painter (1928–2013)

Shanu Lahiri

Born

Shanu Mazumdar


(1928-01-23)23 January 1928

Kolkata, British Raj

Died1 February 2013(2013-02-01) (aged 85)

Kolkata, India

NationalityIndian
EducationGovernment College of Art & Craft, Kolkata. Académie Julian & École du Louvre, Paris
Occupation(s)Painter, art educator
Known forPublic art and graffiti art in Kolkata

Shanu Lahiri (23 January 1928 – 1 February 2013) was a painter and art educator from Kolkata. She was one of Kolkata's most prominent public artists,[1] often called "the city's First Lady of Public Art", undertaking extensive graffiti art drives across Kolkata to beautify the city and hide aggressive political sloganeering.[2] Her paintings are housed in the Salar Jung Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art.

Early life and education

Shanu Lahiri was born on 23 January 1928 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) into one Shanu lahiri biography of christopher jackson!