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BEGINNINGS
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. In 1923-28, he explored new areas of expression like photography and lithography and started a lithopress in Mumbai. In 1935 the then Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon sent him to paint the Silver Jubilee celebration of King George V, London. In 1947 he became the President of Art Society of India, Mumbai. In 1952 travelled to USA, as a member of the Indian Film Delegation, at the invitation of Motion Picture Association of America and State Department, USA. He published Rupdarshini, an account on how to deal with the human form. 1954 published Sky Scrapers and Flying Gandharvas. 1956 The Apostle of Peace, pencil sketches of Jawaharlal Nehru was published. Also worked with Raj Kapoor and Guru Dutt as an Art Director. In 1960 he became the member of the Selection and Judging Committee, National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1968 bacem the President, Cine Art Directors Association of India, Mumbai. In 1972-73 President, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai
EDUCATION
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STYLE
Acharekar remained in the forefront of portrait paintings, especially of the commemorative genre, for more than forty years. He was also an educationist and a successful art director who raised art direction to a new height in the field of cinema. His interest and superb ability in live portraiture is apparent in the ease and rapidity of his renditions of human figures, retaining their character and likeness. It was the perfect academic discipline gained in his early life, the sheet anchor of his artistic credo, which facilitated these easy renderings. It must be noted that he remained alive to change and rejuvenate, evolving gradually without sudden revolutionary mutations. He remained very much his own master with no direct and obvious influences of any "isms"
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1923 Appointed as Junior Teacher, Ketkar Institute of Art, Mumbai
1937-39 Deputy Director, J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
1948-56 Principal, Academy of Art, Mumbai