Shree Lal Joshi (b. 1938; d. 2018) was a phad artist from the Chippa community of Rajasthan. Joshi introduced new themes in Phad painting to depict local and historical heroes. He received the Padma Shri in 2006 and the Shilp Guru in 2007.
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