About Shamshad Hussain
Lived 1946 – 2015 (aged 68–69). Shamshad Hussain was an Indian painter.
Shamshad Hussain (1946 – 24 October 2015) was an Indian artist and the son of M. F. Husain.
Early life Shamshad was born in Mumbai in 1946.
He attended Baroda College of Fine Arts, where he studied a diploma in painting. He then studied at the Royal College of Art, Hussain claims that his time there "changed my perspective about art".
Career His first solo exhibition took place in 1968. It was at this exhibition that he sold his first painting for 50 Rs.
Awards In 1983, Shamshad won the Lalit Kala Academy national award.
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Who was Shamshad Hussain?
artist (1946-2015)
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Shamshad Hussain was born in 1946 in Mumbai.
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Shamshad Hussain died on 24 October 2015 in Delhi.
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Shamshad Hussain was a painter.
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Shamshad Hussain was Indian.
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