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Temple
R. Krishna Rao1960/1960
Cholamandal Artists' Village
Chennai, India
R Krishna Rao said, "This water colour of mine is done after seeing the Brihadeeswara Temple in Tanjore. Based on one of my temple drawings, the Madras State Emblem was created in the year 1948."
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Details
- Title: Temple
- Creator: R. Krishna Rao
- Date Created: 1960/1960
- Location: Cholamandal Artists’ Village Injambakkam, Chennai, India.
- Physical Dimensions: 55 x 37 cms
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Water Colour on Paper
- Movement: Madras Movement
- Creator's Lifetime: 1915/2006
- Artist Biography: 1915 Born in Madras. 1945 First Class diploma in Fine Arts, Government School of Arts & Crafts, Madras. 1948 Designs the temple gopuram emblem of the Government of Tamil Nadu. 1968-71 Worked as Principal of the Government College of Arts & Crafts, Chennai. 2006 Passes away at Chennai.
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