Haku Shah

Haku Shah
Born
Haku Vajubhai Shah

(1934-03-26)26 March 1934
Valod, Gujarat, India
Died21 March 2019(2019-03-21) (aged 84)
Ahmedabad, India
NationalityIndian
Known forPainting, tribal art, Ethnography, curation, Cultural anthropology
MovementBaroda Group
SpouseVilu
ChildrenParthiv Shah, Setu Shah
AwardsPadma Shri (1989)

Haku Vajubhai Shah (26 March 1934 – 21 March 2019) was an Indian painter, Gandhian, cultural anthropologist and author on folk and tribal art and culture. His art belonged to the Baroda Group and his works are considered in the line of artists who brought themes of folk or tribal art to Indian art.[1][2]

He received several awards including the Padma Shri (1989), the Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship and the Kala Ratna for his contribution to art.[2][3]

  1. ^ Lyrical grace: A painting by Haku Shah – Jamini Roy may have been the first modern to... The Telegraph, 11 March 2005.
  2. ^ a b "Artist Haku Shah dies at 85". Devdiscourse. Devdiscourse News Desk. 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ A new book is an opportunity to revisit Baroda school stalwart Haku Shah,... Archived 27 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Tehelka Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 26, Dated 4 July 2009.