are two exceptions". The exhibition also included works by Charles Freegrove Winzer, to whom Keyt and Beling were pupils. Keyt was a founder member of the Colombo '43 Group of Sri Lankan artists, and one of its four leading painters, along with Ivan Peries, Justin Daraniyagala and Harry Pieris. Keyt, Pieris and Lionel Wendt are also known for their efforts to popularise Kandyan dance and other Sri Lankan dance forms. Many exhibitions of his work have also been held in India, London and other European and American centres. His pictures are found in various museums and galleries abroad, as well as in private collections in Sri Lanka and throughout the world. Honors Sri Lanka has issued several stamps featuring the paintings of George Keyt. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1953 New Year Honours. References External links The George Keyt Foundation Examples of Keyt's work Examples of contemporary Sri Lankan painting The lives of Keyt In memory of the 106th birth anniversary of George Keyt 1901 births 1993 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Kandy Burgher artists People of British Ceylon Sri Lankan Buddhists Sri Lankan people of Dutch descent 20th-century Sri Lankan painters Ceylonese Members of the Order of the British Empire Kala Keerthi Buddhist artists