Nandalal Bose: The Doyen of Indian Art (An Old and Rare Book)

Nandalal Bose: The Doyen of Indian Art (An Old and Rare Book)

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Book Specification

Item Code: IDG310
Author: Dinkar Kowshik
Publisher: National Book Trust, India
Language: English
Edition: 2001
ISBN: 8123727909
Pages: 135 (B & W Illus: 15, Color Illus: 2)
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 8.5"X5.5"
Weight 220 gm

Book Description

About the Book:

Written in lucid and simple style this biography of Nandalal Bose is a vivid insight into the personality of one of the intensely creative masters of our times. It brings together, perhaps for the first time, many facets of Nandalal Bose-The great artist between two covers. To the layman and the artist the book is sure to serve as an introduction to the art-heritage of the early part of our twentieth century in which Nandalal holds an important place.

About the Author:

Dinkar Kowshik (b. 1918) an artist, teacher and art critic, had his early education in Pune. Later he went to Santiniketan and studied art under Nandalal Bose. Kowshik taught art in Delhi at the College of Art and Crafts and in Santiniketan at Kala Bhavan as its principal. The direct contact with the master has helped him to appreciate the rich creativity and many-sided genius of his master.

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements vii
Forebears and Parents 1
School and College Education 6
Nandalal enters the Magic Circle 11
Early Laurels 16
Discovery of Indian Art 20
At Ajanta 26
Okakura 30
The Poet and the Painter 34
Nandalal and Coomaraswamy 38
Interim 42
Ethical Moorings 52
Far Eastern Voyage 58
Wall Paintings 64
Architecture & Museum 67
Notes on His Paintings 76
Art for the Community 79
Depression 83
Artist of the Indian National Congress 89
A Humane and Kindly Beings 95
Nandalal and His Students 102
Nandalal's Views on Art 105
Gandhiji's Visit-1945 110
Admirers and Critics 113
Evening Years 117
Glossary 121
Persons referred to in the Book 125
Bibliography 127

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