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Kanu Desai

Indian artist (1907-1980)
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12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
March 12, 1907
Date of death
December 9, 1980
Place of birth
Bharuch
Country of citizenship
India (1950–present), British Raj (?–1947), Dominion of India (1947–1950)[6][7][8]
Occupation
painter, art director
Educated at
Gujarat Vidyapith[9]
Award received
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction[10][11]
Citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
🏷️ Also known as
en Kanhaiyalal Hukumatrai Desai en Kanu Desai
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000079622195
VIAF cluster ID
120696632
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89202677
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12199742h
FAST ID
387645
Freebase ID
/m/0q2s8cy
Gujarati Vishwakosh entry
દેસાઈ-કનુ
NUKAT ID
n2015078667
National Virtual Library of India ID
483409
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
08961805X
Prabook ID
2296184
RERO ID (legacy)
A024837071
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10158436
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/151126
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjXmMDqVrjWM7jf7fCfbd
Yale LUX ID
person/23181574-8cf4-48a9-94f0-35cf5c58e24e

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Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Award received 2
Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
Occupation 2
painter, art director
Educated at 1
Gujarat Vidyapith
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Bharuch
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Bharuch[1], he… he was born on March 12, 1907[2]. He died on December 9, 1980[3]. He worked as a painter[4] and art director[5].

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Recognition

Awards received include Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak[10], an award[13], in India[14], founded in 1928[15] and Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction[11], an award for best artistic direction[16], in India[17], founded in 1956[18].

FAQs

Where was Kanu Desai born?

Kanu Desai was born in Bharuch[1].

What did Kanu Desai do for work?

Kanu Desai worked as painter[4] and art director[5].

Where did Kanu Desai go to school?

Kanu Desai was educated at Gujarat Vidyapith[9].

What awards did Kanu Desai receive?

Honors received include Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak[10] and Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction[11].

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . nuga-arthouse.com. nuga-arthouse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . awardsandshows.com. awardsandshows.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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