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Debiprosad Roy Chowdhury

Debiprosad Roy Chowdhury

Geminib. 15 Jun 1899, Tajhat, Rangpur, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladeshd. 15 Oct 1975, Calcutta

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Introduction

Date of Birth
15 Jun 1899
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Date of Death
15 Oct 1975
Age
76
Place of Birth
Tajhat, Rangpur, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh
Place of Death
Calcutta
State Country of Birth
Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh

  1. 1920

    1. Khelat Chandra Institution, North Kolkata, India
    2. Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata, India (under the tutelage of Abanindranath Tagore)
    3. Learnt Life Drawing and Portraiture under Signor Boiess
    4. Learnt Modelling in the studio of Hiranmoy Roy Chowdhury

  1. 1928

    1. Vice-Principal, Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai, India

  2. 1929

    1. First Principal of the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai, India. Before he took over, there were only idol making craftsmen engaged in making artifacts with traditional designs for the foreign rulers.

      1929 – 1957

  3. 1953

    1. Nominated as the First Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
    2. First modern artist of Bengal to work on bronze. His monumental sculptures include Triumph of Labour, New Delhi, Shahid Smriti, Bihar, Temple Entry Proclamation, Trivandrum and Gandhiji's Dandi Obhijan, Kolkata, India

  4. 1955

    1. President and Director, UNESCO Art Seminar, Tokyo, Japan

  5. 1956

    1. President, Nikhil Bharat Bangiya Sahitya Sammilani, Chennai, India

  6. 1962

    1. Fellowship of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1933

    1. Kolkata, India

  2. 1974

    1. A Handbook of Sculptures, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

  3. 1975

    1. A Handbook of Bengal School, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

  4. 1988

    1. 21 Dec 1988 to 05 Jan 1989

  5. 1997

    1. Major Trends in Indian Art, Curated by Rm. Palaniappan, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

      25 Sep 1997 to 12 Oct 1997

    2. 13 Dec 1997 to 24 Dec 1997

  6. 1999

    1. 20 Jul 1999 to 29 Jul 1999

  7. 2001

    1. 07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001

  8. 2003

    1. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      29 Nov 2003 to 13 Dec 2003

    2. Manifestations: Indian Art in the 20th Century, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at, World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India

      12 Nov 2003 to 19 Nov 2003

    3. 19 Apr 2003 to 19 May 2003

  9. 2004

    1. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      09 Aug 2004 to 21 Aug 2004

    2. Manifestations II: Indian Art in the 20th Century, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      25 Jul 2004 to 31 Jul 2004

  10. 2005

    1. Manifestations - III: 100 Artists from Delhi Art Gallery Collection, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai, India

      06 Apr 2005 to 12 Apr 2005

    2. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

      22 Apr 2005 to 27 Apr 2005

    3. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      30 Apr 2005 to 14 May 2005

    4. Revisualising India, from the Osian 's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

      16 Aug 2005 to 02 Sep 2005

  11. 2006

    1. The Osian Asian, an Exhibition from the Osian 's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India

      29 Jun 2006 to 19 Jul 2006

  12. 2007

    1. An Historical Epic: India in the Making: Part II, from the Osian 's Archive Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India

      19 Jul 2007 to 26 Jul 2007

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Roy Chowdhury, Debiprosad (Artist). Art of D P Roy Chowdhury, 1988 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882685
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Roy Chowdhury, Debiprosad (Artist). Art of D P Roy Chowdhury, 1988 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882685

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  1. All Living Souls
    All Living Souls
    Tuli Research Centre for India Studies presents All Living Souls - Expressed in the Modern and Contemporary Fine & Popular Indian Arts Curated by Neville Tuli As part of launching the 16th Research Category for India Studies - "The Animal-Human-Nature-Continuum" we present a fascinating exhibition of modern and contemporary Indian fine and popular arts and their expression of the ideas and forms related to the dialogue between animals and humans, and the larger cosmic and spiritual thoughts which abide therein. Please visit the Exhibition and see the artworks by modern and contemporary masters such as Rabindranath Tagore, D.P. Roy Chowdhury, M.F. Husain, J. Swaminathan, J. Sultan Ali, Somnath Hore, Ganesh Pyne, Manjit Bawa, K. Laxma Goud, Krishna Reddy, Jyoti Bhatt, Rekha Rodwittiya, Amit Ambalal, among others, along with vintage and rare prints from the pioneering Indian chromolithographic presses such as Chitrashala, Ravi Varma, Calcutta Art Studio, Chore Bagan & Kansaripara.
    2_FineArts4_PopCulture16_Continuum
    A.L. SyedAbanindranath TagoreAmit AmbalalAmitava DasAnita DubeBenode Behari MukherjeeBhupen P. KhakharBireshwar Sen+37 more
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    6th - 11th May 2026
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