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the
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the
lifetime
passed away in 1996.
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on canvas, 1968
his
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and
during
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award
1964
Lalit
awards
Arts
Mixed media
The artist
in
and
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awards
several
award
of
47 x 59 in (119.4 x 149.9 cm),
national award in 1976.
Academy
Society’s
won
state
Barwe
the
Maharashtra
Art
Prabhakar
including
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playing
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symbolism.
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Neo-
which
mixed
objects
lot,
presented
work
the
movement,
with
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between
he
surrounding
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weavers
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Mumbai.
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artists
1968,
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