Benode Behari Mukherjee - Artist Info

About Benode Behari Mukherjee

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    Binode Behari Mukherjee (b.1904-d.1980)

    He joined the Vishwa Bharti University and Kala Bhavan at Santiniketan, in 1919. He had Nandalal Bose and poet-Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore for gurus, and he spent his most creative phase at the institute. He joined his alma mater as an art teacher in 1925. Mukherjee ultimately left Santiniketan in 1949 and moved to Delhi. In between, Mukherjee worked as a curator for the Nepal government Museum, as an adviser to the Educational Department in Nepal, besides training artists in Mussourie and Patna.

    Mukherjee was one among the leading art figures of pre-Independent India. He played a crucial role in the evolution of visual art. ...

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