Nek Chand
Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nek Chand Saini[1] (15 December 1924 – 12 June 2015) was a self-taught Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, an eighteen-acre sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh.[2]
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Nek Chand Saini | |
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Born | (1924-12-15)15 December 1924 Barian Kalan, Shakargarh (pre-partition Gurdaspur district), British Indian Empire (now in Pakistan) |
Died | 12 June 2015(2015-06-12) (aged 90) Chandigarh, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Known for | Architecture, sculpture |
Notable work | The Rock Garden of Chandigarh |
Movement | Outsider art |
Awards | Padma Shri (1984) |
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