Devender Singh
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{{Infobox artist
| name = Devender Singh
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| caption = Devender Singh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|11|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = Delhi, Punjab, India
| nationality = Indian
| known_for = Painting
| website = {{URL|http://www.devendersinghartist.com}}
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Devender Singh (born 6 November 1947) is a contemporary Indian artist (painter) from Punjab.
Early life
Singh was born on 6 November 1947{{cite web|url=http://www.sadapunjab.com/cv/Literature_On_Punjab/PUNJAB/Devender_Singh/index0.html|title=Devender Singh|work=sadapunjab.com|access-date=31 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831104423/http://www.sadapunjab.com/cv/Literature_On_Punjab/PUNJAB/Devender_Singh/index0.html|archive-date=31 August 2009|url-status=dead}} in Amritsar, Punjab. His father, Sewak Singh (G.D. Art Lahore), was a well-known artist himself.
Education and training
He received his formal education at Mumbai, Ludhiana and Chandigarh.http://www.devendersinhartist.com{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Painting
His well-known paintings include the series made on Bara Maha. Singh started his career with illustrations made for the very famous Amar Chitra Katha comics. His Sikh historical paintings are well known among Punjabis throughout the world.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165719/http://www.devendersinghartist.com/ Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090831104423/http://www.sadapunjab.com/cv/Literature_On_Punjab/PUNJAB/Devender_Singh/index0.html from Sadapunjab.com]
- [http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/arts/devendersingh/devender%20singh.htm Sikh-Heritage.co.uk]
- [http://www.directorypunjab.com/p.php?tb=pun_page&id=9 Directory Punjab]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99aug06/art-trib.htm#2 Brush with Sikh History by Nonika Singh, The Tribune]
- [http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19980622/17351304.html The hand that gives form to Sikh history, Rathi A.Menon, Indian Express]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718085906/http://austereart.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/devender-singh%E2%80%99s-fulsome-canvases/ Devender Singh's Fulsome Canvases, By Sumeet Arora]
- [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040506/cth2.htm#8 The Tribune]
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Category:Artists from Amritsar
Category:Indian Expressionist painters
Category:20th-century Indian painters
Category:Painters from Punjab, India
Category:20th-century Indian male artists
Category:21st-century Indian male artists
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