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D P ROYCHOWDHURY
15/06/1899 - 15/10/1975

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BEGINNINGS

He was born in Tejhat, Rangpur District, Bangladesh. First Principal, Govt. School of Art, Madras. 1953 Nominated as the first Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1955 President and Director, UNESCO Art Seminar, Tokyo. 1956 President, Nikhil Bharat Bangiya Sahitya Sammilani, Madras. 1962 Fellow, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Two important commission works, Triumph of Labour, Madras and Martyrs? Memorial, New Delhi.

EDUCATION

Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta

(Studied under Abanindranath Tagore).

Learnt Life Drawing and Potraiture under Signor Boiess.

Learnt Modelling in the studio of Hiranmoy Roychowdhury.

EXHIBITIONS

1933-34 First solo show, Calcutta.

1989 Retrospective, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta.

2003 Manifestations, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, World Trade Center, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.

2004 Manifestations II, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.

2005 Manifestations III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.

COLLECTION

Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta.

Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.

Madras Museum, Madras,

National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.

Srichitralayam and Jagmohan Palace

Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad.

Travancore Art Gallery, Kerala.

Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.

AWARDS

1958 Awarded by the Member of the British Empire.

Awarded Padma Bhushan, Govt. of India.

1968 Awarded honorary D. Litt., Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta.

STYLE

He was basically a realistic artist, well known for his monumental sculptures installed in the public spaces. He was also a painter of highest mark. Painted in the technique of the Bengal School.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1928 Vice-Principal, Govt, College of Arts and Crafts, Madras. 1929-57 Principal, Govt, College of Arts and Crafts, Madras. 1st Principal of the Govt, College of Arts and Crafts, Madras. Before he took over, there were only idol making craftsmen engaged in making artifacts with traditional designs for the foreign rulers.