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F.N. Souza

F.N. Souza

Ariesb. 12 Apr 1924, Saligao, Goa, Indiad. 28 Mar 2002, Mumbai, India

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Introduction

Date of Birth
12 Apr 1924
Zodiac sign
Aries
Date of Death
28 Mar 2002
Age
77
Place of Birth
Saligao, Goa, India
Place of Death
Mumbai, India
Spouse(s)
Maria figueiredo (m. 1946; div. 1964)barbara zinkant ​(m. 1965; div. 1977) ​partner liselotte kristian (1954–1961)srimati lal (1993–2002)
Children
5
State Country of Birth
Goa, India
State Country of Death
India

  1. 1937

    1. St. Xaviers High School, Mumbai, India; Later expelled

      1937 – 1939

  2. 1940

    1. Joined Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, India; Later expelled

      1940 – 1945

  3. 1949

    1. Spent time at Central School of Art, London, UK

      1949 – 1955

  4. 1952

    1. Studied Drawing at Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France

  5. 1960

    1. Undertook a study tour of Italy on an Italian Government Scholarship, granted upon the recommendation of the British Council.

  1. 1945

    1. Joined the Communist Party of India

  2. 1947

    1. Founder member, Progressive Artists Group, Mumbai, India (of which first members were K.H. Ara, S.K. Bakre, H.A. Gade, M.F. Husain and S.H. Raza)

  3. 1950

    1. Wrote autobiographical essays to buy paint and food while in London, UK

  4. 1954

    1. Wrote autobiographical essay about Goa, Nirvana of a Maggot, London, UK

  5. 1959

    1. Published his autobiography Words and Lines, London, UK

  6. 1966

    1. Drawings for book Inner Circle, Macmillan, London, UK

Exhibitions

  1. 1945

    1. Bombay Art Society, Bombay, India

  2. 1946

    1. Silverfish Club, Bombay, India

  3. 1947

    1. Progressive Artists' Group: First Exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
    2. 57th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India

  4. 1948

    1. 23 Nov 1948 to 30 Nov 1948

    2. Exhibition of Indian Art, Burlington House Gallery, London, UK

  5. 1949

    1. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
    2. Progressive Artists Group: Exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India

  6. 1951

    1. Indian Embassy, London, UK
    2. Retrospective Exhibition, Organised by Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon, then High Commissioner, India House, London, UK

  7. 1952

    1. Galerie St. Placide, Paris, France

  8. 1953

    1. Exhibition organized by ISME0 in Rome, Italy
    2. Galerie Pallette, Zurich, Switzerland
    3. Exhibited at Galerie R. Creuze, Paris, France

  9. 1954

    1. Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
    2. Galerie R. Creuze, Paris, France
    3. Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
    4. Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK

  10. 1955

    1. Gallery One, London, UK

  11. 1956

    1. Gallery One, London, UK
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Souza, F.N. (Artist). Francis Newton Souza, 1948 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882782

Souza, F.N. (Artist). Francis Newton Souza, 1948 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882782

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