Indian Institute of Cartoonists to honour Keshav V with Bartons Lifetime Achievement Award
The HinduAs part of the 17th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Cartoon Gallery, the Indian Institute of Cartoonists is presenting the Bartons Lifetime Achievement Award to eminent cartoonist Keshav V on July 6. Attracted to every form of art since childhood, Keshav channelled his passion into a career by sketching people live at music concerts for Ananda Vikatan, a Tamil weekly in Chennai. While I enjoyed the oil paintings and marble sculptures at Salarjung Museum, my artistic sensibilities only grew after observing Raja Ravi Varma’s work at the Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery in Mysore. As a cartoonist one may have to be irreverent, but be like RK Laxman who would insist on a “dignified irreverence.” The Indian Cartoon Gallery will host the award presentation on July 6 at 11am.
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