Sea Island Life Magazine Fall/Winter 2013 | Page 45

ADAM LERNER; ARTWORK COURTESY OF TMP COLLECTION (TAJ MAHAL PALACE, MUMBAI)

around works by established and up-andcoming Indian artists. A total of nine masterpieces from the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
in Mumbai, including M.F. Husain’s “Untold
Story” (1967) and Jehangir Sabavala’s
“Outward to the Unknown” (1973), are on display in the hotel lobby. Reproductions of rare
artifacts from The Pierre’s archives line the
hallways of the hotel, while abstract works by
emerging unconventional printmaker Rajesh
Pullarwar adorn the guest rooms and suites.
This assemblage of contemporary masterpieces is rounded out by a treasure trove of
19th-century wood-cut prints, which depict

For those guests who aren’t content with
looking only, private art tours are available by
appointment.
In many ways, these art collections offer
that have allowed grand dames in America
not just to endure, but thrive. Century after
cent \