{"id":11361,"date":"2021-03-24T02:51:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T02:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=11361"},"modified":"2021-03-24T02:51:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T02:51:24","slug":"the-arrival-of-shahinshah-of-iran-in-lahore-1950-the-exhibition-at-alhamra-of-paintings-of-m-a-r-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=11361","title":{"rendered":"THE ARRIVAL OF SHAHINSHAH OF IRAN IN LAHORE 1950 &#8211; THE EXHIBITION AT ALHAMRA OF PAINTINGS OF M A R C."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-5th-March-1950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-5th-March-1950-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11364\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-5th-March-1950-1024x678.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-5th-March-1950-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-5th-March-1950-768x508.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-5th-March-1950.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Shahinshah Iran 5th March 1950<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>THE ARRIVAL OF SHAHINSHAH OF IRAN IN LAHORE 1950 &#8211; THE EXHIBITION AT ALHAMRA OF PAINTINGS OF M A R C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I recall reading that the Shahinshah of Iran was the first foreign Head of State to visit Pakistan. Various press cuttings reveal his activities in Lahore. For example, on 5th March, 1950, he is practicing gun shooting at the Governors House Lahore, while being watched by Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, and Governor General Khawaja Nazimuddin. A rare official photograph. There is a clipping related to his visit to the Lahore Fort. And then there was a visit to Alhamra Lahore, to see an exhibition of paintings of M.A. Rahman Chughtai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-in-Lahore-Fort.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-in-Lahore-Fort-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11363\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-in-Lahore-Fort.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11363\" class=\"wp-image-11363\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-in-Lahore-Fort-678x1024.jpg 678w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-in-Lahore-Fort-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-in-Lahore-Fort-768x1159.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-in-Lahore-Fort-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-in-Lahore-Fort-1357x2048.jpg 1357w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-in-Lahore-Fort.jpg 1548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Shahinshah in Lahore Fort<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-with-MARC-1950-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"482\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-with-MARC-1950-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11366\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-with-MARC-1950-1.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11366\" class=\"wp-image-11366\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-with-MARC-1950-1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-Iran-with-MARC-1950-1-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Shahinshah-Iran-with-MARC-1950<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the photograph one can see the Shah of Iran, Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, Governor Abdur Rab Nishtar and others, as well as the artist M.A. Rahman Chughtai. A rare moment in history. A painting was presented to the Shah of Iran. Later a show was planned in Tehran under RCD but that never happened due to bureaucratic inner struggles. More on that later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-response-1960-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-response-1960-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11365\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-response-1960-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11365\" class=\"wp-image-11365\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-response-1960-684x1024.jpg 684w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-response-1960-201x300.jpg 201w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-response-1960-768x1149.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-response-1960-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-response-1960-1369x2048.jpg 1369w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahinshah-response-1960-scaled.jpg 1711w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Shahinshah response 1960<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahbanou-response-1978-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"762\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahbanou-response-1978-762x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11362\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahbanou-response-1978-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11362\" class=\"wp-image-11362\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahbanou-response-1978-762x1024.jpg 762w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahbanou-response-1978-223x300.jpg 223w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahbanou-response-1978-768x1032.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahbanou-response-1978-1143x1536.jpg 1143w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahbanou-response-1978-1524x2048.jpg 1524w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shahbanou-response-1978-scaled.jpg 1905w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Shahbanou response 1978<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Shah of Iran carried love for Chughtai art, and it was passed on to his Queen Farah Deeba, who was willing to help Chughtai Museum through the Farah Deeba Foundation for the Arts. A royal invitation was extended to Chughtai Museum to participate in a show in Tehran, based on Chughtai&#8217;s work on Omar Khayyam. But due to political changes that never happened too. But certainly, the Iranians love of art was ever there, and love for Chughtai art more profound in same way. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE ARRIVAL OF SHAHINSHAH OF IRAN IN LAHORE 1950 &#8211; THE EXHIBITION AT ALHAMRA OF PAINTINGS OF M A R C. If I recall reading that the Shahinshah of Iran was the first foreign Head of State to visit Pakistan. Various press cuttings reveal his activities in Lahore. 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