Ishar Singh (1860–ca.1910), also known as Ishar Singh Naqqash or Ishar Singh Mahant, was a Sikh artist.[1][2]Template:Rp[3] Ishar Singh was born in 1860 and his father was Bhai Ram Singh Mussawar.[4] Ishar Singh specialized in the Kangra-style and also carried-out mural work.[4][5] He was one of the artists named in a list prepared by Hari Singh of the known artists who had worked in the Harmandir Sahib complex of Amritsar.[2]Template:Rp He had adopted the style of Kehar Singh and carried-out decoration work on the Darshani Deori structure of the complex.[6] Furthermore, Ishar Singh decorated the edifices of Gurdwara Shahidan in Amritsar and other shrines, including Hindu temples in Amritsar.[6][4]
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Punjab: Art and Culture{{#if:Kang|, Kang}. Atma Ram & Sons(1988). ISBN 9788170430964
- ↑ Aspects of Punjabi Culture{{#if:Narula|, Narula}. Department of Development of Punjabi Language, Punjabi University(1995)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Painting in the Punjab Plains: 1849-1949{{#if:Hasan|, Hasan}. Ferozsons(1998). ISBN 9789690014269
- ↑ Unknown Pahari Wall Paintings in North India{{#if:Aryan|, Aryan}. Rekha Prakashan(1990). ISBN 9788190000369
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Golden Temple: History, Art, and Architecture{{#if:Arshi|, Arshi}. Harman Publishing House(1989). ISBN 9788185151250