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Sughra Rababi

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30: 99:, who later lived in Pakistan. As a young female artist in the 1940s, she was the first woman to win the All India Painting Competition Award. A versatile painter, designer and sculptor – Rababi was described by her fans as "a woman far ahead of her times". 125:. Rababi's art was original and her style, versatile and truly her own. She was a prolific artist and created landscapes, figurative and calligraphic paintings and used tempera, oil and acrylic as her mediums. Rababi was also a designer and a sculptor. 121:. Her art career spanned more than five decades and she exhibited her works in solo and group exhibitions throughout her life. Her last solo exhibition was held in 1992 in San Francisco, 102:
Rababi donated most of the proceeds from sales of her art to support humanitarian causes. In recognition and memory of her artistic and charitable contributions,
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Sughra Rababi (1922–1994), Self Portrait. 1957. Oil on Board. Courtesy, Dr. Zeba F Vanek Collection, Los Angeles, California.
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created a Sughra Rababi Fund and the Mayor of San Francisco declared 19 January 1994, as Sughra Rababi Day in
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Rababi, an accomplished painter, did her graduate studies at the Saranagati School of Art in
188:'Sughra Rababi Day in San Francisco'. 19 January 1994. The Mayor of San Francisco's Office. 198: 107: 96: 118: 122: 128:
Posthumous reproductions of her art are sold to support humanitarian causes.
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and her post-graduate studies at the Shantiniketan Fine Arts University in
153:'Smoldering Shades of Passion' by Marjorie Hussain in 'The Dawn'. 1994. 114: 103: 144:'Art for a Cause' by Professor Karrar Hussain in 'The News'. 1994. 162:'Spirit of Sughra Rababi' by Salwat Ali in 'The Dawn'. 2005. 82: 74: 66: 58: 39: 20: 8: 86:All India Painting Competition Award (1940) 28: 17: 137: 7: 95:(1922–1994) was an artist born in 14: 220:20th-century Pakistani painters 78:Painter, Designer and sculptor 1: 62:1994 (aged 71–72) 245:20th-century women painters 261: 27: 215:Pakistani women artists 230:Indian women painters 235:Pakistani painters 240:Pakistani artists 90: 89: 252: 189: 186: 180: 169: 163: 160: 154: 151: 145: 142: 54: 52: 32: 18: 260: 259: 255: 254: 253: 251: 250: 249: 195: 194: 193: 192: 187: 183: 179:, 9780395325049 170: 166: 161: 157: 152: 148: 143: 139: 134: 50: 48: 46: 45: 35: 23: 12: 11: 5: 258: 256: 248: 247: 242: 237: 232: 227: 225:Muslim artists 222: 217: 212: 207: 197: 196: 191: 190: 181: 164: 155: 146: 136: 135: 133: 130: 88: 87: 84: 80: 79: 76: 75:Known for 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 43: 41: 37: 36: 33: 25: 24: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 257: 246: 243: 241: 238: 236: 233: 231: 228: 226: 223: 221: 218: 216: 213: 211: 208: 206: 203: 202: 200: 185: 182: 178: 174: 168: 165: 159: 156: 150: 147: 141: 138: 131: 129: 126: 124: 120: 119:Bengal, India 116: 111: 109: 108:San Francisco 105: 100: 98: 97:British India 94: 93:Sughra Rababi 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 42: 38: 31: 26: 22:Sughra Rababi 19: 16: 184: 167: 158: 149: 140: 127: 112: 101: 92: 91: 15: 210:1994 deaths 205:1922 births 67:Nationality 199:Categories 177:0395325048 132:References 123:California 70:Pakistani 115:Karachi 49: ( 175:  104:UNICEF 83:Awards 44:Sughra 173:ISBN 59:Died 51:1922 47:1922 40:Born 201:: 110:. 53:)

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Bengal, India
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ISBN
0395325048
Categories
1922 births
1994 deaths
Pakistani women artists
20th-century Pakistani painters
Muslim artists
Indian women painters
Pakistani painters
Pakistani artists
20th-century women painters

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