Ishar Singh (artist) explained

Ishar Singh
Style:Sikh School
Honorific Prefix:Mahant
Honorific Suffix:Mussawar
Birth Date:1860
Death Date:ca.1910

Ishar Singh (1860–ca.1910), also known as Ishar Singh Naqqash or Ishar Singh Mahant, was a Sikh artist.[1] [2] [3] Ishar Singh was born in 1860 and his father was Bhai Ram Singh Mussawar.[4] Ishar Singh specialized in the Kangra-style and also carried-out mural work.[5] He was one of the artists named in a list prepared by Hari Singh of the known artists who had worked in the Harmandir Sahib complex of Amritsar. He had adopted the style of Kehar Singh and carried-out decoration work on the Darshani Deori structure of the complex.[6] Furthermore, Ishar Singh decorated the edifices of Gurdwara Shahidan in Amritsar and other shrines, including Hindu temples in Amritsar.

References

  1. Book: Mārg̲ . Marg Publications . 1976 . 30 . 56.
  2. Book: Kang, Kanwarjit Singh . Punjab: Art and Culture . Atma Ram & Sons . 1988 . 9788170430964 .
  3. Book: Narula, S. S. . Aspects of Punjabi Culture . Department of Development of Punjabi Language, Punjabi University . 1995 . 99.
  4. Book: Hasan, Musarrat . Painting in the Punjab Plains: 1849-1949 . Ferozsons . 1998 . 9789690014269 . 131, 146.
  5. Book: Aryan, K. C. . Unknown Pahari Wall Paintings in North India . Rekha Prakashan . 1990 . 9788190000369 . 31–33.
  6. Book: Arshi, Pardeep Singh . The Golden Temple: History, Art, and Architecture . Harman Publishing House . 1989 . 9788185151250 . 78.