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(b Rampur, 1916; d Lahore, 1975). Pakistani painter. A seminal figure, Shakir `Ali introduced CUBISM to Lahore in 1952. His style quickly became fashionable there, was adopted in Karachi and dominated the art scene for more than a decade (see PAKISTAN,
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Shakir Ali (1914–1975) was a Pakistani artist and teacher. He was principal of the National College of Arts in Lahore. He joined Mayo School of Art as Lecturer in Art in 1954 and after the upgrading of Mayo School as National College of Arts in 1958, he became its first Pakistani principal in 1962. Widely known to have inspired Cubism among the artists of Lahore, he had a huge following of artists in Pakistan, most of whom were his students.
On August 14, 2006, Pakistan Post issued a Rs. 40 sheetlet to posthumously honour 10 Pakistani Painters. Besides Shakir Ali, the other 9 painters are: Laila Shahzada, Askari Mian Irani, Sadequain, Ali Imam, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Anna Molka Ahmed, Zubeida Agha, Ahmed Pervez and Bashir Mirza.
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