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
1937
- St. Xaviers High School, Mumbai, India; Later expelled
1937 – 1939
1940
- Joined Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, India; Later expelled
1940 – 1945
1949
- Spent time at Central School of Art, London, UK
1949 – 1955
1952
- Studied Drawing at Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1960
- Undertook a study tour of Italy on an Italian Government Scholarship, granted upon the recommendation of the British Council.
1945
- Joined the Communist Party of India
1947
- 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)
1950
- Wrote autobiographical essays to buy paint and food while in London, UK
1954
- Wrote autobiographical essay about Goa, Nirvana of a Maggot, London, UK
1959
- Published his autobiography Words and Lines, London, UK
1966
- Drawings for book Inner Circle, Macmillan, London, UK
Exhibitions
1945
- Bombay Art Society, Bombay, India
1946
- Silverfish Club, Bombay, India
1947
- Progressive Artists' Group: First Exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
- 57th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1948
23 Nov 1948 to 30 Nov 1948
- Exhibition of Indian Art, Burlington House Gallery, London, UK
1949
- Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
- Progressive Artists Group: Exhibition of Paintings & Sculptures, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1951
- Indian Embassy, London, UK
- Retrospective Exhibition, Organised by Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon, then High Commissioner, India House, London, UK
1952
- Galerie St. Placide, Paris, France
1953
- Exhibition organized by ISME0 in Rome, Italy
- Galerie Pallette, Zurich, Switzerland
- Exhibited at Galerie R. Creuze, Paris, France
1954
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
- Galerie R. Creuze, Paris, France
- Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
1955
- Gallery One, London, UK
1956
- Gallery One, London, UK
20 of 385
Souza, F.N. (Artist). Francis Newton Souza, 1948 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882782
Loading...
Loading...
Chronicled Highlights
Economics of Art
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Research Centre
Calendar 2
- ArchivedExhibitionProject 5Self Discovery via Rediscovering India Series Part IV Building www.tuliresearchcentre.org20th - 23rd February 2025Self Discovery via Rediscovering India Series Part IVRead More →
- ArchivedExhibitionProject 1Self-Discovery via Rediscovering India Series Inaugural Exhibition14th - 29th March 2024Inaugural ExhibitionRead More →
Related
51
Personalities
34
Institutions
11
Themes
5
