Anis Farooqi

Anis Farooqi (29 January 1938 – 8 September 1994) was an Indian painter, scholar, art historian and former director of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. He has been the recipient of 32nd National Award Exhibition of Art by Lalit Kala Akademi[1] in 1989.

Anis Farooqi
Director, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
In office
1985–1994
Preceded byLaxmi Prasad Sihare
Succeeded byAnjali Sen
Personal details
Born(1938-01-29)29 January 1938
Died8 September 1994(1994-09-08) (aged 56)
RelationsTwo Daughters: Yuman Hussain & Dr Zeba F Alam
EducationPhD Agra University, Diploma in Fine Arts Sir J. J. School of Art
Awards32nd National Exhibition of Art by Lalit Kala Akademi

Education

Farooqi completed his Diploma in Drawing and Painting from Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, in 1959. After that, he finished his MA in Drawing and Painting from Agra University in 1962. He later earned his PhD in the History of Indian Art from Agra University under the late Prof. Nirharanjan Ray.[1][2]

Work

Following the completion his PhD, Farooqi joined the National Gallery of Modern Art. After two decades of service, he was appointed director of the NGMA.[3] During this time, he began publishing a catalog that documented 3,000 of the then-14,000 works, including the artist's name, acquisition number, title, and medium.[4]

Dr. Farooqi has managed exhibition of artist and also archived the many artist work. He curated the exhibition Indian Women Sculptors in 1987.[5] Along with GM Sheikh and Geeta Kapur, Anis Farooqui organised the Birth of Modernity exhibition for the Festival of France in India at the NGMA in 1989.[4]

Dr. Farooqi’s artworks are included in several notable collections. These include the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi,[6] State Lalit Kala Akademi in Utter Pardesh,[7] and Sahitya Kala Parishad in Delhi. His works are also part of the collections at the Punjab Government Museum[8] and the Punjab University Museum in Chandigarh.[9] Other institutions that hold his work include the British India Corporation in Kanpur, Ghalib Academy,[10][11] Doordarshan, and the Institute of Medicine and Medical Research in New Delhi.

His academic work has been part of course work in the Faculty of Arts at several institutions and board including CBSE and Punjab University, Jamia Millia Islamia etc. His book 'Hindustani Masavri' was the part of fine arts curriculum in senior secondary examination of CBSE till 2012.[12][13] His another book 'Art of India and Persia' was the output of his doctoral thesis.[14][15][16] He has written sketch of the personalities of many artists including Sayed Haider Raza, MF Hussain, Satish Gujral, Nalini Mehta and others.[17] In 1985, he along with Culture Secretary of Karnataka Govt Chiranjeev Singh, and through their combined efforts, they initiated the establishment of the NGMA Bangalore.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dr Anis Farooqui Paintings, Modern Indian Painting, Dr Anis Farooqui Fine Arts". www.thisismyindia.com. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  2. ^ Collective, Critical. "Artist: Anis Farooqi". The Critical Collective.
  3. ^ Chaitanya, Krishna (1976). A History of Indian Painting. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-310-6.
  4. ^ a b 'In transition: Artworks between the archive and the exhibition hall at the NGMA' PhD thesis by the scholar Arnika Ahldag, JNUhttps://www.arnikaahldag.com/documents/In-transition_-NGMA.pdf
  5. ^ "National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi". ngmaindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  6. ^ "Painting in Black and White". Museums of India. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  7. ^ "Welcome to State Lalit Kala Akademi". upslka.com. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  8. ^ WillShall (2016-09-22). "Government Museum and Art Gallery Chandigarh". Wow Chandigarh. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  9. ^ "Contemporary Indian Art". chdmuseum.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  10. ^ "Ghalib Museum | Museum of India". shop.museumsofindia.org. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  11. ^ Sharma, Kamayani (2022-03-08). "A historic collection of Indian and Pakistani art is gathering dust in Delhi". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  12. ^ CBSE, Senior Secondary School. "CBSE-Senior School Curriculum 2012 - Main Subjects Vol-1" (PDF). www.cbse.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  13. ^ https://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/~sharat/misc/kviitb/syllabus/cbse/SeniorSchoolCurriculumBook2009.pdf
  14. ^ Farooqi, Anis (1979). Art of india and persia (1st ed.). Delhi: B.R.publishing Corporation. ISBN 9788170180449.
  15. ^ "Book: Art of India and Persia / Anis Farooqi". primo.getty.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  16. ^ Farooqi, Anis (1979). Art of India and Persia. B.R. Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7018-044-9.
  17. ^ Online, Grove Art. "Anis Farooqi's writings". www.oxfordartonline.com. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  18. ^ Coontoor, Purnima (2008-03-27). "Still waiting for good art". Citizen Matters. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
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