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Kekoo Gandhy

Indian art gallery owner

Died when: 92 years 282 days (1113 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Kekoo Gandhy

Kekoo Gandhy (2 February 1920 – 10 November 2012) was an Indian art gallerist, art collector and art connoisseur, who pioneered the promotion of Indian modern art from the 1940s.

He established Chemould Frames, a frame manufacturing business in 1941, soon he started displaying works of young modern artists K.H.

Ara, S.H.Raza, K.K.Hebbar and M.F.Husain in his showroom windows.This led to gradual rise of modern art movement and post-colonial art in India.

Eventually Gallery Chemould, India's first commercial art gallery, was opened in 1963 on the first floor of the Jehangir Art Gallery.

He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2008.


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