Early life and education
editIn 1967, Askari Mian Irani received a diploma in Commercial Design from the Mayo School of Arts now called National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore.[2][1]
Career
editHe worked in the advertising industry until 1976, but later became disillusioned with the nature of his job. So he decided to return to his first passion - painting.[3] Askari Mian Irani was part of the faculty of the NCA from 1976 to 1999.[2][3]
Painting exhibits
editHe exhibited in over 20 solo and group shows.[2]
Stamp design
editIrani designed two stamps (40 paisas and 85 paisas) of the Third Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) (1981) issue.[2]
Commemorative postage stamp
editOn 14 August 2006, Pakistan Post issued a Rs. 40 sheetlet of stamps to posthumously honour 10 Pakistani painters. Besides Askari Mian Irani,[4] the other nine painters were: Laila Shahzada, Zubeida Agha, Sadequain, Ali Imam, Shakir Ali, Anna Molka Ahmed, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Ahmed Pervez and Bashir Mirza.[4]
Awards and recognition
edit- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (2002)[5][3]
References
edit- 1 2 "Works of 10 iconic painters being displayed". Dawn (newspaper). 12 September 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 NCA and Stamp Design, Exhibition Souvenir, Lahore 2000 p. 16
- 1 2 3 "Profile of Askari Mian Irani (1940 - 2004)". 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- 1 2 Pakistan Post honours deceased artists The News International (newspaper), Published 10 August 2006, Retrieved 27 July 2020
- ↑ Askari Mian Irani's award info on Dawn (newspaper) Published 24 March 2002, Retrieved 7 May 2020
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