miscellaneous

Material acquired from the Kanu Gandhi estate

 

Commercial reproductions produced by Kanu Gandhi, probably for the Gandhi centenary of 1969:

  • 168 commercial prints of a close-up of Gandhi’s face, smiling. The prints (16 x 22cm) have a writeup in Hindi at the bottom: “Ten Annas – Copyright: Kanu Gandhi” - KG-Prints
  • About 2000 copies of a postcard (9 x 13.5cm) produced for Gandhi’s centenary, depicting Mahatma and Kasturba Gandhi. Writeup on the front: “Shradhhanjali – Kasturba & Gandhiji – 1869-1969 – “GOD IS TRUTH” – Gandhiji - (c) Kanu Gandhi”. The reverse is blank - KG-Postcards 
  • 79 sets of ten prints (18 x 22cm) each from the Kanu Gandhi Collection. Each one in a green envelope. All photographs show Gandhi with co-workers and associates - KG-print sets

 Material acquired from other sources

  • 1 Sandpainting Portrait Mahatma Gandhi 48 x 62 cm
  • 3 Various paintings and drawings
  • 20 T-shirts "My Life is My Message" (black, white)
  • 35 Jigsaw puzzles "My Life is My Message" (130 pieces, 28 x 43 cm)
  • About 600 Childrens paintings (20 x 30cm: 400pc - 30 x 40cm: 200 pc) of drawing competition Mahatma Gandhi As I see Him
  • 1 Chinese silk painting of Mahatma Gandhi
  • About 3000 philatelistic items (stamps, first day cover, postcards), coins, bills and philatelistic literature about Gandhi from c. 120 countries 
  • 13 Oil paintings of Gandhi (5, A1), Nelson Mandela (2, A1), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2, A1), HH the Dalai Lama (A1) and Peace (3, A3)
  • 26 Box files with addresses, photos and information with Gandhi institutions in India and abroad
  • 1 Poster exhibition "My Life is my Message" (40 x 60 cm)
  • 1 Poster exhibition "SATYAGRAHA - In Pursuit of Truth" (11 sheets, 60 x 80 cm)