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Detail view of bas-relief at the entrance, on the right, of New India Assurance

2018/2018

Art Deco Mumbai

Art Deco Mumbai
Mumbai, India

This is one of the bas relief seen at the entrance of New India Assurance building along M. G. Road in the Fort neighbourhood of Mumbai. These larger-than-life relief work have been created by sculptor N G Pansare. Here you notice, "industrial labour with looms and wheels, farmers with bales and winnows (pictured here), and common village professions and chores appear in a simplified gigantism in an attempt to connect the two Indias that were poised to diverge into their respective destines.

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  • Title: Detail view of bas-relief at the entrance, on the right, of New India Assurance
  • Date Created: 2018/2018
  • Location: Mumbai, India
  • Rights: Art Deco Mumbai Trust
  • Tags: Art Deco, M. G. Road, Fort, Mumbai, Bombay, Indian Insurance, New India Assurance, N. G. Pansare, industrial labour, rural India, Master Sathe & Bhuta
  • Neighbourhood: Fort
Art Deco Mumbai

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