Google honors Pakistani artist Anna Molka Ahmed with a Doodle
Google paid homage to the celebrated Pakistani educator and artist, Anna Molka Ahmed on Monday 1st June. She was the founder of Punjab University of Art and Design.Born on August 13, 1917, in the UK, Anna was passionate about art from a young age, therefore, she took admission to the Royal College of Art in London. Soon she moved to Lahore and laid the foundation of the Fine Arts Department at the University of Punjab on June 1, 1940. She is considered the country's first art teacher to take students outdoors to paint. "She was determined to become an artist from a young age, and despite her parents’ disapproval, eventually enrolled at the Royal College of Art in London. There she met her husband, and the pair soon moved to Lahore.Ahmed’s path took a fortuitous turn when she responded to an ad from the University of the Punjab seeking an artist to open a women's art department at the school. In 1940, she became the first head of the university’s Fine Arts Department, and over more than...
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