Helen Chaman Lall
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Helen Chaman Lall | |
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.jpg) Helen Chamanlal (1930s) | |
| Born | Helen Ali Khan 1910 or 1912 Amritsar, India |
| Died | 2003 |
| Known for | Art collection |
Helen Chaman Lall, sometimes spelled Helen Chamanlall and also known as Helen Lall (1910 or 1912 – 2003), was an Indian collector of art and jewellery. She graduated in medicine, though never practiced. In 1936 she married the Indian politician and diplomat Diwan Chaman Lall. Two years later she become the subject of a painting by Indian-Hungarian artist Amrita Sher-Gil .
Early life and education
[edit]Helen (née Ali Khan) Chaman Lall, was born in 1910,[1] or 1912 in Amritsar,[2] to an Indian father (a barrister) and British mother.[1] Her sister was Leila Sikri, who married S. M. Sikri.[3] Lall graduated in medicine in 1934, though never practiced.[1][4]
Personal and family
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In 1936 Lall became the second wife of the Indian politician and diplomat Diwan Chaman Lall.[1][5] Their son was named Rahul.[6] She was known for her collections of miniatures and jewellery, including one by Nainsukh of Guler.[1][7]
The Indian-Hungarian artist Amrita Sher-Gil was a close friend of Lall.[1] After her solo exhibition at Faletti's Hotel in Lahore, Sher-Gil stayed on at the hotel in January 1938 and painted Lall, and wrote to her parents "I have started on a head of Mrs. Chaman Lall for which I don't wish to charge them anything".[8][9][10] The portrait was one of two paintings she completed in Lahore in the 1930s.[11] When Sher-Gil died in December 1941, Lall was by her side.[12]
Death
[edit]Lall died in 2003.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Sundaram, pp. 214-215
- ^ "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957". www.ancestry.co.uk. 1946. Retrieved 13 November 2024 – via ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ The States. India News and Feature Alliance. 1970. p. 23.
- ^ "Diwan Chaman Lall". Whos Who. New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 1958. p. 49.
- ^ Dalmia, p. 97
- ^ Hasan, Mushirul (1995). India Partitioned: The Other Face of Freedom. Lotus Collection. p. 226. ISBN 978-81-7436-013-7.
- ^ "Indar Pasricha Fine Arts | Indian & South Asian Art in London". www.indarpasricha.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Sundaram, pp. 438–439
- ^ Dalmia, pp.103–104
- ^ Dalmia, Yashodhara (2014). "11. Charles Fabri; an iconoclastic vision". In Dalmia, Yashodhara (ed.). Amrita Sher-Gil: Art & Life : a reader. Oxford University Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-19-809886-7.
- ^ Aslam, Irfan (19 September 2022). "Amrita Sher-Gil's Apartment 23 and her last days in Lahore". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Iqbal, N (1984). Amrita Sher-Gil: A Biography. Vikas. p. 111, 156, 170. ISBN 978-0-7069-2474-9.
Bibliography
[edit]- Dalmia, Yashodhara (2013). Amrita Sher-Gil: A Life. Gurugram: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-342026-2.
- Sundaram, Vivan (2010). Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings. Vol. 1. New Delhi: Tulika Books. pp. 1–417. ISBN 978-81-89487-59-1.
- Sundaram, Vivan (2010). Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Tulika Books. pp. 418–821. ISBN 978-81-89487-59-1.
External links
[edit]- "The Raj through Indian Eyes: Rushes Tape 9 | colonialfilm". www.colonialfilm.org.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.