Nek Chand

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Nek Chand was an Indian self-taught artist and sculptor best known for creating the iconic Rock Garden of Chandigarh from recycled materials.

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Nek Chand canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artist ⓘ
human ⓘ
sculpture garden ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
awardReceived Chandigarh Administration awards ⓘ
Padma Shri ⓘ
beganWorkOn Rock Garden of Chandigarh ⓘ
birthDate 1924-12-15 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
creator Nek Chand ⓘ
creatorOf Rock Garden of Chandigarh ⓘ
deathDate 2015-06-12 ⓘ
employer Public Works Department of Punjab ⓘ
familyName Chand ⓘ
fieldOfWork environmental art ⓘ
outsider art ⓘ
recycled-material sculpture ⓘ
genre fantasy landscapes ⓘ
folk-inspired sculpture ⓘ
givenName Nek ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Punjabi ⓘ
hasPartInBiography Partition of India migration ⓘ
linked to: Partition of India
influenced public art in India ⓘ
use of recycled materials in sculpture ⓘ
knownFor Rock Garden of Chandigarh ⓘ
location Chandigarh ⓘ
movement outsider art ⓘ
name Nek Chand ⓘ
nationality Indian ⓘ
notableWork Rock Garden of Chandigarh ⓘ
occupation artist ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Barian Kalan ⓘ
Gurdaspur district ⓘ
Punjab Province, British India ⓘ
Shakargarh tehsil ⓘ
placeOfDeath Chandigarh ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the most important outsider artists of the 20th century ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
residence Chandigarh ⓘ
startTimeOfWorkOnRockGarden 1957 ⓘ
usedMaterial household waste ⓘ
industrial waste ⓘ
recycled materials ⓘ
workLocation Chandigarh ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nek Chand → name → Nek Chand ⓘ
Rock Garden of Chandigarh → creator → Nek Chand ⓘ
subject linked to: Nek Chand