Series name | Slides from the 1950s |
Description | This colour slide features Avinash Chandra seated on a bench in a gallery, at one of his first exhibitions in England. His paintings are displayed on the walls around him. This image was captured in the late 1950’s or early ’60s. |
Date of Creation / Publication | mid 1950s |
Creator | Chandra, Avinash |
Associated Person/ Organisation | |
Location | London |
Collection and Reference Number | Avinash Chandra Collection (GB 2661 AC) |
Catalogue Number | AC/SS/1950/1 |
Copyright | Valerie Murray Chandra |
Access to originals | The originals are located with Valerie Murray Chandra |
Series notes | This group of slides feature art work by Avinash Chandra and several photographs captured while working in London in the late 1950s. In the mid sixties, Chandra moved to New York, where many of these slides were mounted. |
Collection notes | The Avinash Chandra Collection is divided by decades and a grouping featuring selected slides. The 1950s to 1980s sections feature exhibition catalogues, photographs of paintings, drawings and murals and promotional material. The selections of 35mm slides depict Chandra's art work over the decades. |