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Nepal’s Painter Caste Struggles to Save Dying Art
August 29, 2019 8:36 PM
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Associated Press
The art and tradition of the Chitrakars are dying because of mass machine printed posters and card-size pictures of gods that are cheaper and more popular
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Tej Kumari Chitrakar makes a traditional painting ahead of Naag Panchami festival at her residence in Bhaktapur, Nepal, July 31, 2019.
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A Nepalese man displays a machine made painting on his house door during Naag Panchami festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 5, 2019.
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Chitrakar couple Tej Kumari and Purna, left, pose for photographs at their residence in Bhaktapur, Nepal, July 31, 2019.
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Wooden stamps, which are used to make traditional paintings, are displayed at the residence of Chitrakar couple Tej Kumari and Purna, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, July 31, 2019.
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Nepal’s Painter Caste Struggles to Save Dying Art
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