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Ramkumar

Ramkumar

Virgob. 23 Sep 1924, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Indiad. 14 Apr 2018, New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India

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Chronicled Highlights32
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Introduction

Date of Birth
23 Sep 1924
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Date of Death
14 Apr 2018
Age
93
Place of Birth
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Place of Death
New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India
State Country of Birth
Himachal Pradesh, India
State Country of Death
NCT of Delhi, India

  1. 1930

    1. Schooling at Harcourt Butler School, New Delhi, India

      1930 – 1940

  2. 1944

    1. Enrolled at Sarada Ukil Art School (Evening class), New Delhi, India (Taught by Sailoz Mookherjea)

      1944 – 1945

    2. M.A. in Economics, St. Stephens College, Delhi University, New Delhi, India

      1944 – 1945

  3. 1949

    1. Studied Painting under Andre Lhote and Fernard Leger, Paris, France

      1949 – 1950

  1. 1945

    1. His stories got published by magazines 'Hans' and 'Prateek'. Produced four collections of short stories, novels, a book of travelogues and reminiscences and wrote numerous articles and essays in popular magazines.

      1945 – 1946

  2. 1948

    1. Journalism Trainee at the Hindi daily 'Hindustan'

  3. 1968

    1. Attended Documenta in Kassel as part of a delegation of Indian artists

  4. 1970

    1. J.D. Rockefeller III Fellowship, New York, USA

  5. 1971

    1. Organised-curated a travelling exhibition of 'Ten Indian Artists' to USA

Exhibitions

  1. 1948

    1. Group Exhibition of Artists in Delhi, at the All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India

  2. 1949

    1. Town Hall, New Delhi, India
    2. Exhibition of Paintings at YMCA Hall, Shimla, India Field Marshal Cariappa Inaugurated the exhibition)

  3. 1950

    1. Gallery Barbizon, Paris, France

  4. 1952

    1. Group Exhibition of the 'Delhi Shilpi Chakra', New Delhi, India

  5. 1953

    1. Alliance Francaise, Mumbai, India
    2. Sixtythird Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India

  6. 1954

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Inaugurated by Renowned Urdu Poet Josh Malihabadi, New Delhi, India

  7. 1955

    1. Prague, Czechoslovakia

  8. 1956

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Colombo, Sri Lanka

  9. 1957

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, India

  10. 1958

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Krakow and Warsaw, Poland
    2. Seven Indian Painters in Europe, Gallery One, London, UK
    3. Participates in Group Exhibition at, Graham Gallery, New York, USA
    4. Graphics Exhibition (along with Husain, Tyeb Mehta, Gaitonde), Mumbai, India
    5. Eight Artists in Delhi, New Delhi, India

  11. 1959

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Eight Indian Artists, New York, USA
    3. Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil

  12. 1960

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
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Chronicled Highlights

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Research Centre

Ramkumar (Artist), Why Can't I Sleep, 1947, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Why Can't I Sleep, 1947 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Family Group and Figure in Landscape), 1949, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Family Group and Figure in Landscape), 1949 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Dancers), 1949, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Dancers), 1949 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Seated Woman), 1949, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Seated Woman), c. late 1940s | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1949, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, 1949 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Mother and Child, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Mother and Child, 1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Autumn Landscape, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Autumn Landscape, c.1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, c.1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Autumn Landscape, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Autumn Landscape, c.1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Dreamers, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Dreamers, 1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1951, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, circa 1950s | Painting
Shreeram Bohra (Producer), Lachak, 1951, Song-Synopsis Booklet
Bohra, Shreeram (Producer), Lachak, 1951 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Standing Figures), 1951, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Standing Figures), c. early 1950s | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (House on a Hill), 1951, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (House on a Hill), c. early 1950s | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Couple), 1951, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Couple), c. early 1950s | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Unemployment, 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Unemployment, 1953 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, 1953 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, 1953 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Man and Woman Holding Hands), 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Man and Woman Holding Hands), 1953 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Bereavement, 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Bereavement, 1953 | Painting
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Jaya Appasamy (Essayist), Some Contemporary Painters in Delhi, 1954, Essay
Appasamy, Jaya (Essayist). Some Contemporary Painters in Delhi. In Marg. 7(4). September 1954 | Essay | 00668943
Anonymous (Essayist), Ram Kumar, 1957, Essay
Anonymous (Essayist). Ram Kumar. In Marg. 10(2). March 1957 | Essay | 00668855
Manohar Kaul (Author), Trends in Indian Painting, 1961, Authored Book
Kaul, Manohar (Author). Trends in Indian Painting, 1961 | Authored Book | 00845439
Mulk Raj Anand (Guest Editor), Lalit Kala Contemporary, 1962, Journal
Anand, Mulk Raj (Guest Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor). Lalit Kala Contemporary, June 1962 | Journal | 00857952
Mulk Raj Anand (Guest Editor), Lalit Kala Contemporary, 1964, Journal
Anand, Mulk Raj (Guest Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor). Lalit Kala Contemporary, December 1965 | Journal | 00857953
Jaya Appasamy (Editor), Lalit Kala Contemporary, 1965, Journal
Appasamy, Jaya (Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor). Lalit Kala Contemporary, December 1965 | Journal | 00857954
Ramkumar (Artist), Ram Kumar, 1966, Solo Exhibition Catalogue
Ramkumar (Artist). Ram Kumar, 1966 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882612
Jaya Appasamy (Editor), Lalit Kala Contemporary, 1966, Journal
Appasamy, Jaya (Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor). Lalit Kala Contemporary, April 1966 | Journal | 00857955
Jaya Appasamy (Editor), Lalit Kala Contemporary, 1966, Journal
Appasamy, Jaya (Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor, design and layout). Lalit Kala Contemporary, September 1966 | Journal | 00857956
Jaya Appasamy (Editor), Lalit Kala Contemporary, 1967, Journal
Appasamy, Jaya (Editor) and S.A. Krishnan (Assistant Editor, design and layout). Lalit Kala Contemporary, April 1967 | Journal | 00857957
Ram Kumar, 1968, Edited Book
Ram Kumar, 1968 | Edited Book | 00845880
Ramkumar (Artist), Ram Kumar, 1969, Solo Exhibition Catalogue
Ramkumar (Artist). Ram Kumar, 1969 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882613
P.R. Ramachandra Rao (Author), Contemporary Indian Art, 1969, Authored Book
Rao, P.R. Ramachandra (Author). Contemporary Indian Art, 1969 | Authored Book | 00845457
Ramkumar (Artist), Ramkumar, 1974, Solo Exhibition Catalogue
Ramkumar (Artist). Ramkumar, 1974 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882614
Indian Art Since the Early 40s, 1974, Edited Book
Indian Art Since the Early 40s, 1974 | Edited Book | 00845915
Ratan Parimoo (Author), Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975, Authored Book
Parimoo, Ratan (Author). Studies in Modern Indian Art, 1975 | Authored Book | 00845450
Richard Bartholomew (Essayist), The Abstract Principle in the Paitings of Ram Kumar, 1975, Essay
Bartholomew, Richard (Essayist). The Abstract Principle in the Paitings of Ram Kumar. In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 19 & 20 . April-September 1975 | Essay | 00795730
Richard Bartholomew (Essayist), Attitudes to the social condition , 1977, Essay
Bartholomew, Richard (Essayist). Attitudes to the social condition . In Lalit Kala Contemporary. 24 & 25. September 1977-April 1978 | Essay | 00795798
Geeta Kapur (Essayist), The Horizon, 1978, Essay
Kapur, Geeta (Essayist). The Horizon. In Pictorial Space. 03 January 1978 | Essay | 00149581
Geeta Kapur (Author), Contemporary Indian Artists, 1979, Authored Book
Kapur, Geeta (Author). Contemporary Indian Artists, 1979 | Authored Book | 00845437
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Ramkumar (Artist), Why Can't I Sleep, 1947, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Why Can't I Sleep, 1947 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Family Group and Figure in Landscape), 1949, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Family Group and Figure in Landscape), 1949 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Dancers), 1949, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Dancers), 1949 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Seated Woman), 1949, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Seated Woman), c. late 1940s | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1949, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, 1949 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Mother and Child, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Mother and Child, 1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Autumn Landscape, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Autumn Landscape, c.1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, c.1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Autumn Landscape, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Autumn Landscape, c.1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Dreamers, 1950, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Dreamers, 1950 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1951, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, circa 1950s | Painting
Shreeram Bohra (Producer), Lachak, 1951, Song-Synopsis Booklet
Bohra, Shreeram (Producer), Lachak, 1951 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Standing Figures), 1951, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Standing Figures), c. early 1950s | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (House on a Hill), 1951, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (House on a Hill), c. early 1950s | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Couple), 1951, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Couple), c. early 1950s | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Unemployment, 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Unemployment, 1953 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, 1953 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled, 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled, 1953 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Untitled (Man and Woman Holding Hands), 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Man and Woman Holding Hands), 1953 | Painting
Ramkumar (Artist), Bereavement, 1953, Painting
Ramkumar (Artist). Bereavement, 1953 | Painting
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