The Saranath Buddha
Benode Behari Mukherjee Binod Behari Mukherjee | Born | February 7, 1904
West Bengal, India | Died | November 11, 1980 (aged 76)
India | Nationality | Indian | Field | painter |
Binod Behari Mukherjee (Bengali: বিনোদ বিহারী মুখার্জি) (7 February 1904 – 11 November 1980) was an Indian artist from West Bengal state. Mukherjee was one of the pioneers of Indian modern art, as a painter and as a celebrated muralist. He was one of the earliest artists in modern India to take up mural as a mode of artistic expression, and his murals display a subtle understanding of environmental and architectural nuances. Contents [hide] * 1 Early life * 2 Career * 3 Style * 4 Awards and honors * 5 References * 6 External links |
Early life
Binod Behari Mukherjee was born in Behala, Kolkata (then Calcutta), now in the Indian state of West Bengal. He taught at Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan.
Career
Mukherjee was born with severe eye problem, being myopic on one eye and blind in the other, he continued to paint and do murals even after he lost his eyesight completely following an eye operation in 1956. In 1919, he took admission in Kala-Bhavan, the art faculty of Visva-Bharati University. He was a student of another celebrated Indian artist Nandlal Bose, and a friend and close associate of Ramkinkar Baij, the celebrated sculptor. In 1925, he joined Kala Bhavan as a member of the teaching faculty. He inspired many brilliant students over the years, notable among them are painter Jahar Dasgupta, K.G. Subramanyan [1], Beohar Rammanohar Sinha [2], sculptor & printmaker Somnath Hore, designer Riten Majumdar and filmmaker Satyajit Ray. In 1949, he left Kala Bhavan and joined as a curator at the Nepal Government Museum in Kathmandu. From 1951-52, he taught at the Banasthali Vidyapith in Rajasthan. In 1952, he along with his wife Leela, started an art training school in Mussoorie. In 1958, he returned to Kala Bhavan, and later became its principal.
West Bengal, India | Died | November 11, 1980 (aged 76)
India | Nationality | Indian | Field | painter |
Binod Behari Mukherjee (Bengali: বিনোদ বিহারী মুখার্জি) (7 February 1904 – 11 November 1980) was an Indian artist from West Bengal state. Mukherjee was one of the pioneers of Indian modern art, as a painter and as a celebrated muralist. He was one of the earliest artists in modern India to take up mural as a mode of artistic expression, and his murals display a subtle understanding of environmental and architectural nuances. Contents [hide] * 1 Early life * 2 Career * 3 Style * 4 Awards and honors * 5 References * 6 External links |
Early life
Binod Behari Mukherjee was born in Behala, Kolkata (then Calcutta), now in the Indian state of West Bengal. He taught at Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan.
Career
Mukherjee was born with severe eye problem, being myopic on one eye and blind in the other, he continued to paint and do murals even after he lost his eyesight completely following an eye operation in 1956. In 1919, he took admission in Kala-Bhavan, the art faculty of Visva-Bharati University. He was a student of another celebrated Indian artist Nandlal Bose, and a friend and close associate of Ramkinkar Baij, the celebrated sculptor. In 1925, he joined Kala Bhavan as a member of the teaching faculty. He inspired many brilliant students over the years, notable among them are painter Jahar Dasgupta, K.G. Subramanyan [1], Beohar Rammanohar Sinha [2], sculptor & printmaker Somnath Hore, designer Riten Majumdar and filmmaker Satyajit Ray. In 1949, he left Kala Bhavan and joined as a curator at the Nepal Government Museum in Kathmandu. From 1951-52, he taught at the Banasthali Vidyapith in Rajasthan. In 1952, he along with his wife Leela, started an art training school in Mussoorie. In 1958, he returned to Kala Bhavan, and later became its principal.
References: Born: February 7, 1904. Died: November 19, 1980. --------------------------------------------------------------- Binod Behari Mukherjee (7 February 1904 - 11 November 1980) was an Indian artist from West Bengal state Born On: February 7, 1904 Born In: Behala, Kolkata Died On: November 11, 1980 Career: Artist 1949: Became the curator of the Nepal government museum. 1951: Started to teach at the Banasthali Vidyapith. 1973: Satyajit Ray made a documentary on Mukherjee’s work “The Inner Eye”. 1974: Received Padma Vibhushan.