Behind the Exhibit

Some of the people who helped make the Sikh Heritage Gallery a reality.

Sandeep Singh Brar with son Arjan Singh and Dr. Paul Michael Taylor, Director, Asian Cultural History Program and head of the Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lawrence M. Small Two of the Smithsonians key creative talents include Sarah Grusin, a writer and the person behind the exhibit text and Tom Thill the exhibit designer. Twin artists Amrit and Rabindra Kaur Singh with their father. Their collaborative approach to painting contemporary scenes using classic Mughal miniature techniques is unique. Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany and wife Satinder Kaur from California. Dr. Kapany helped define the concept of 'Sikh Art' and put it on the world stage. Items from his private collection form the largest part of the exhibit. Dr. Gurpal Singh Bhuller of Virginia, a very knowledgeable collectors of Sikh artifacts. Numerous items from his private collection form part of the exhibit. Standing next to some my photographs. Four of my photographs of Darbar Sahib appear in a cube above the model and one of an American Sikh girl appears in the turbans section of the exhibit.   Members of the Sikh Heritage Foundation, major funders of the exhibit.

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