Dhanraj Bhagat | |
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| Born | 1917 (1917) |
| Died | 1988 (aged 70–71) |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
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Dhanraj Bhagat (1917–1988) was an Indian sculptor,[1][2] considered by many as one of the major sculptors of theIndian subcontinent.[3][4] He was born in 1917 in Lahore, in the erstwhileBritish India and secured a diploma in sculpture from theNational College of Arts (formerly known as Mayo School of Art), Lahore.[3][5] His career started as a member of the faculty at theCollege of Art, Delhi in 1947 where he rose to the position of the head of the Sculpture Department by the time of his retirement in 1977.[3]
Bhagat participated in the first three Triennales staged in India, The All India Sculpture Exhibition in 1954 and many exhibitions held at galleries such asBombay Art Society, theAcademy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, and theAll India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi. TheLalit Kala Akademi hosted a retrospective of Bhagat in 1978[3] and his works are exhibited at theNational Gallery of Modern Art, among other art galleries.[6] Though he worked on several media like papier-mache, aluminium, copper and stone, most of his known works are in wood and is characterized by their geometric shapes.[7] He also produced many drawings towards the later part of his life.[3]
Bhagat was the first prize winner at two art competitions conducted by Punjab Fine Arts Society, Lahore in 1937 and 1945 and he won the first prize at two more competitions byAll India Fine Arts and Crafts Society in 1947 and 1949.[3] He received theBombay Art Society award twice, in 1948 and 1949, and the Gold Medal fromAcademy of Fine Arts, Kolkata in 1948.[3]Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi awarded him their national honour in 1961 and he received the state award from theSahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi in 1969.[3] He was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian honour ofPadma Shri by theGovernment of India in 1977.[8]
Dhanraj Bhagat died in 1988 at the age of 71.[5] TheGovernment College of Art, Chandigarh, an offshoot of the former Mayo School of Art where Bhagat did his art training, established a sculpture park at its premises in 2010, named after the alumni.[9] Some of Bhagat's works are on display at Government Museum, Chandigarh.[10]
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