Live Auction 22722South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Works from the Collection of Umesh and Sunanda Gaur
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Lot 689

JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)

Untitled (Dancing Girl)

Closed20 March 2024

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JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
ROY, J.
Untitled (Dancing Girl)
signed in Bengali (lower right)
tempera on card
15 7/8 x 10 ¾ in. (40.3 x 27.3 cm.)

The Collection of John Scott Everton (1908-2003), former United States ambassador to Burma (1961-1963)
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above

John Scott Everton was an ordained Baptist minister, college administrator, and executive with the Ford Foundation. He first visited India shortly after World War II as a representative of the American Friends Service Committee working on famine relief. He returned to India many times throughout his career which led him to positions in Burma, Turkey, Indonesia, and Taiwan. From 1961-1963 he served as U.S. Ambassador to Burma.