LOS ANGELES: The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is showcasing images of various Hindu deities in its “Pathways to Paradise” exhibition, which will continue till August 5.
Paintings “Krishna Uprooting the Parijata Tree” (1525-50) and “The Goddess Shri (Lakshmi, about 1475)—both watercolor paintings; and “Pendant with Narasimha” (9th-10th century).
The J. Paul Getty Museum houses European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and photography from its beginnings to the present, gathered internationally. Timothy Potts is the Director. “Pathways to Paradise” was curated by Bryan C. Keene.
Welcoming the Museum move to exhibit artifacts showcasing Hindu deities, Rajan Zed, President of Universal Society of Hinduism said that art had a long and rich tradition in Hinduism and it would be in the fitness of things if other major art museums of the world, including Musee du Louvre and Musee d’Orsay of Paris, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Uffizi Gallery of Florence (Italy), Art Institute of Chicago, Tate Modern of London, Prado Museum of Madrid, National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, etc., also to frequently organize Hindu art focused exhibitions, thus sharing the rich Hindu art heritage with the rest of the world.
India Post News Service
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