Chand, Nek

URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94008863

Variants

• Saini, Nek Chand

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n94008863

Identifies RWO

• https://d-nb.info/gnd/119087995
• https://isni.org/isni/0000000088198023

• Birth Date

  1924-12-15

• Death Date

  2015-06-12

• Birth Place

  Barian Kalan (Pakistan)

• Associated Locale

  Chandīgarh (India)

• Field of Activity

  Rock gardens

  Public sculpture




• Occupation

  Sculptors

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn++94008863#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• Chand, Nek
• Nek Chand Saini Label from public data source Wikidata

Sources

• found: Der Wundergarten des indischen Künstlers Nek Chand, 1991t.p. (Nek Chand) p. 1 etc. (sculptor and creator of "rock garden" in Punjab)
• found: Le royaume de Nek Chand, c2005:p. 155 (b. 1924)
• found: New York times (online), viewed June 15, 2015(in obituary published June 14: Nek Chand; b. Nek Chand Saini, Dec. 15, 1924, in the village of Barian Kalan, which became part of Pakistan after partition; d. Friday [June 12, 2015], Chandigarh, aged 90; Indian artist who rose to prominence by quietly building a sprawling kingdom of folk sculptures in northern India, known as the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, that became one of the country's most popular tourist destinations)

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF PersonalName
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 1994-01-31: new
• 2015-06-15: revised

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