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Launch of “George Keyt: The Absence of a Desired Image” Dr SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda Source:Dailymirror Image Source:Dailymirror The latest and by far the most comprehensive study of Sri Lanka’s pre-eminent painter, George Keyt: The Absence of a Desired Image was launched at The Residence at Cinnamon Life on Tuesday, January 23. The event was attended by many of Sri Lanka’s leading intellectual figures, members of the diplomatic community, and representatives of sectors inclusive of the media, advertising, academia, civil society, and the corporate world. Authored by Dr SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda, Sri Lanka’s leading art historian, and published by the Taprobane Collection, one of Sri Lanka’s most extensive collections of art, George Keyt: The Absence of a Desired Image places Keyt in the context of his times, focusing on areas that have not been studied in relation to his career. The book features paintings, photographs, illustrations, and images hitherto unpublished, and archive material ...