Citizenship Pakistan Nationality PolandBritish Education Central Saint Martins | Name Anna Ahmed Role Artist | |
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Alma mater Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design Artwork The Hell, A village outside Lahore | ||
Anna Molka Ahmed | Artist | SAMAA TV | 20 April 2018
Anna Molka Ahmed (1917–1995) was a Pakistani artist and pioneer of fine arts in the country after its independence in 1947. She was a professor of fine arts at the University of the Punjab in Lahore.
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- Anna Molka Ahmed Artist SAMAA TV 20 April 2018
- Anna Molka Ahmed Pakistani artist SAMAA TV 20 April 2019
- Background
- Art career
- Awards and honours
- Postage stamp
- References
Anna Molka Ahmed | Pakistani artist | SAMAA TV | 20 April 2019
Background
She was born to Jewish parents, in London, England. Her mother was Polish and father was a Russian. She studied painting, sculpture and design at St. Martin School of Arts, London.
Art career
In 1940, Professor Emeritus Anna Molka Ahmed set up the Department of Fine Arts, now the College of Arts and Design at the University of the Punjab,
Awards and honours
Postage stamp
On 14 August 2006, Pakistan Post issued a Rs. 40 sheetlet of stamps to posthumously honour 10 Pakistani painters. Besides Anna Molka Ahmed, the other nine painters were: Laila Shahzada, Askari Mian Irani, Sadequain, Ali Imam, Shakir Ali, Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Zubeida Agha, Ahmed Pervez and Bashir Mirza.