| Gurbux Singh Theathi |
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Page 1 of 3 Artist Gurbux Singh Theathi was born in Punjab on the 10th of November 1923. He did his matriculation in 1939 and that very year joined S. Hari Singh, a well known and a highly talented artist, as an apprentice. In 1941 he enrolled in the Lahore College of Arts
and completed a one year course in Commercial Art and drawing.In 1942 he joined Calico Printing Association Punjab as an assistant designer to Mr. H. Chakarvarti, Chief Calico designer, who had qualified from Japan in textile designing. In 1947 he joined the Indian Army on short service commission in the Army ordinance core. In 1950 he joined a decorating firm as a designer and decorator, and that same year he set up a small studio of his own in New Delhi, specialising in designing of publications, mythological, religious and general pictures for calendars and cinema posters. In 1960, he was invited by the American Embassy in Delhi to work as their main designer for their immense exhibitions, which included book publications, charts and audio visual material. He remained with the Embassy for 12 years and in 1972 took voluntary retirement to work for another advertising agency in designing adverts for newspapers and periodicals. He worked here until 1981. |
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