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Devdas Chakraborty
Bangladeshi artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Devdas Chakraborty (c. 1933 – February 4, 2008) was a Bangladeshi artist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to fine arts in 1990.[1]
Career
Chakraborty joined as a faculty member of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Chittagong in 1973.[2] After the death of his wife, he left his position at the university.[2]
Works
Chakraborty began painting in oil and watercolor mediums. His initial works were figurative, and then in semi-abstracted and abstract. He later switched his interest to drawing and subsequently in printmaking.[1]
Personal life
Chakraborty believed strongly in religious harmony and Bengali nationalism, expressed in his Liberation War poster that read: "Hindus of Bengal, Muslims of Bengal, Buddhists of Bengal, Christians of Bengal, we are all Bangali."[2][3]
He married Saleha, with whom he had two sons, Gautom and Rousseau. She died of cancer in the late 1970s while Chakraborty was on a scholarship in Poland.[2]
He died on 4 February 2008 in Dhaka.[4]
Awards
- Ekushey Padak (1990)
References
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