V.N. O'key Collection

V.N. O'key Collection

V.N. O'key, 1917-1998 (Biography) was a versatile artist, photographer, socialist, and traveler left behind a large archive of posters, pen and ink portraits, and photographs of his travels across Indian subcontinent. 

This primary source of research of India is made possible through a donation of T.N. Shenoy for Kamat Research Database.

The Wrinkles Portrait by V.N. O'key
	Smiling Gandhi Photograph by V.N. O'key, circa 1945
Detail from a Fresco of Ajanta
	Tribal Community at Bastar Photograph by V.N. O'key, circa 1959
Himalayan Peaks O'key was a frequest visitor to the Himalayas
	Hindu Shrine at Himalayas
Attack on Satara Police Station
	A Socialist Poster from India Poster designed by V.N. O'key
Half Native, Half Western Notice the neck-tie and collar, and the waist cloth and turban worn by this man from Mercara
	Miss Blue Neck Picture of an Indian Peacock
Statue of Shivaji Riding a Horse ,
	Call of a Comrade Watercolor painting by V.N. O'key
Baba Nand Singh Pen and ink drawing by V.N.O'key
	Poster of "Hind Kisan Panchayat", 1949 ,
Harold Laski and G.D.H. Cole Pen and ink portraits by V.N. O'key
	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Ink and Pen Portrait by V.N. O'key
Hirve Guruji Pen and ink portrait by V.N. O'key
	Pen and ink Portraits European Marxist Leaders Kurt Schumachar and Rosa Luxemberg
Communal Frenzy on the Eve of Partition Picture of a 1950 Poster remembering the Partition of India
	An Abandoned Outpost Somewhere in the Himalayas
Spotted Deer in Patna Zoo State of Bihar, North India

See Also:

• "As I Knew O'key" -- Socialist collegaue N.G. Goray remembers silent worker V.N. O'key.

A historically important collection of the works of V.N. Shenoy "Okey", depicting the life in India during the early part of the 20th century. It includes India's Freedom Struggle, Socialist Movements, Tribal Life and many journeys to the Himalayas.

O'key Collection | Biography of V.N. O'key | Pen & Ink Portraits

Kamat's Potpourri India Reference Database O'key Collection