Himmat Shah
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Kalidas Samman (2003)
Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship (2021)
Himmat Shah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1933 |
| Died | 2 March 2025 (aged 91–92) |
| Known for | sculptor |
| Awards | Lalit Kala Akademi National Award (1956 and 1962) Kalidas Samman (2003) Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship (2021) |
Himmat Shah was an Indian sculptor. He received many awards including the Lalit Kala Akademi National Award, Kalidas Samman from the Madhya Pradesh government and Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship.
Himmat Shah was born in 1933 into a Jain family in Lothal, Gujarat.[1] Recognizing his interest in art, his family sent him to Dakshinamurthy's home school, Gharshala, which followed Gandhian philosophy and an open education system.[2] At the age of fourteen, he left home and went to Ahmedabad, where he studied at CN Kalaniketan under the guidance of veteran artist Rasiklal Parikh.[1][2]
Shah trained as a drawing teacher at the J.J. School of Art in Mumbai and joined the Fine Arts faculty of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda on a national scholarship in 1956.[3] In 1966, he received a French government scholarship to study under artists Stanley William Hayter and Krishna Reddy at the printmaking studio Atelier 17 in Paris.[1] It was Octavio Paz who recommended him for this scholarship.[3]
He was one of the founding members of the artists' collective Group 1890, which was established in 1962.[3]
