Artist
Anwar Jalal Shemza
British, 1928–1985
Anwar Jalal Shemza was a British Contemporary Abstract artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Anwar Jalal Shemza was born in Shimla.
Anwar Jalal Shemza was an artist and writer active in Pakistan and later the United Kingdom. Despite being better known as an artist, Shemza published several Urdu novels and books of poetry in the 1950s and wrote plays performed on Radio Pakistan. Shemza was initially influenced by Modernism most notably Paul Klee although later works also showed a traditional Islamic influence. He was also an accomplished printmaker, having his work exhibited at the International Print Biennial in Tokyo.
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