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Object Details

• Artist

  Jagdish Swaminathan (India, 1928-1994)

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (March 25, 2023 - ongoing)

  Changing Tastes: Indian Paintings of the 18th and 19th Century (December 17, 2000 to July 15, 2001)

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mahinder and Sharad Tak

• Type

  Painting

• On View

  Sackler Gallery 22a: The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1990s

• Name

  Swaminathan, Jagdish

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Contemporary Art, Art

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings

• On View

  Yes