Exhibition: Paintings celebrate Lahore’s heritage

The occasion also commemorated the inauguration of the House of Nanna Trust site.

LAHORE:

An open air exhibition of Dr Ajaz Anwer’s water colour paintings, focusing on the heritage of Lahore, was inaugurated at the Trust of Nanna site, near Raiwind road on Sunday.

A number of art and heritage lovers joined Dr Ajaz Anwer on the occasion which also commemorated the inauguration of the House of Nanna Trust site. This trust is dedicated to the memory of Dr Anwer’s late father Anwer Ali, a short story writer and political cartoonist associated with pre-partition Dawn and The Pakistan Times. Ali created the character of Nanna in his cartoons which appeared on the front page of Pakistan Times for several years.

The proceeds from these paintings will go to the Trust and help pay for the construction of a display hall for art, said Dr Anwer. “We will plant indigenous species of trees around the trust site”, he said. ‘Pro-Lahore’ activists released birds of peace and renewed their collective commitment to conserve Lahore and its heritage. On the occasion a banyan tree sapling was also planted.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 28^th, 2011.