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1921 Barama in Chittagong (present day Bangladesh) - 2006. Known for: Printmaking and sculpture with a focus on humanism and social issues.
Somnath Hore was born in a village called Barama in Chittagong in present day Bangladesh in 1921. While Hore was still very young, he started making posters for the Communist party. It was with the... Read full biography
Somnath Hore was born in a village called Barama in Chittagong in present day Bangladesh in 1921. While Hore was still very young, he started making posters for the Communist party. It was with the help of the leader of this party that he was admitted into the Government College of Art & Craft.... Read full biography
Somnath Hore was born in a village called Barama in Chittagong in present day Bangladesh in 1921. While Hore was still very young, he started making posters for the Communist party. It was with the help of the leader of this party that he was admitted into the Government College of Art & Craft. Somnath Hore passed away in 2006. Between the years 1954 to 1967, Hore handled a number of jobs in various capacities. From 1954 to 1958 he was a lecturer at the Indian College of Art and Draughtsmanship... Read full biography
Somnath Hore was born in a village called Barama in Chittagong in present day Bangladesh in 1921. While Hore was still very young, he started making posters for the Communist party. It was with the help of the leader of this party that he was admitted into the Government College of Art & Craft. Somnath Hore passed away in 2006. Between the years 1954 to 1967, Hore handled a number of jobs in various capacities. From 1954 to 1958 he was a lecturer at the Indian College of Art and Draughtsmanship in Calcutta. Thereafter, till 1967, he held posts like the "in-charge of the Graphic section" at the Delhi College of Art, visiting faculty at the MS University in Baroda and the head of the Graphic Art department of Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati. In... Read full biography
Somnath Hore was born in a village called Barama in Chittagong in present day Bangladesh in 1921. While Hore was still very young, he started making posters for the Communist party. It was with the help of the leader of this party that he was admitted into the Government College of Art & Craft. Somnath Hore passed away in 2006. Between the years 1954 to 1967, Hore handled a number of jobs in various capacities. From 1954 to 1958 he was a lecturer at the Indian College of Art and Draughtsmanship in Calcutta. Thereafter, till 1967, he held posts like the "in-charge of the Graphic section" at the Delhi College of Art, visiting faculty at the MS University in Baroda and the head of the Graphic Art department of Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati. In 1960, he became a member of the Society of Contemporary Artists. From 1974, Hore began doing bronze sculptures. "Mother... Read full biography
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Somnath Hore was born in a village called Barama in Chittagong in present day Bangladesh in 1921. While Hore was still very young, he started making posters for the Communist party. It was with the help of the leader of this party that he was admitted into the Government College of Art & Craft. Somnath Hore passed away in 2006. Between the years 1954 to 1967, Hore handled a number of jobs in various capacities. From 1954 to 1958 he was a lecturer at the Indian College of Art and Draughtsmanship in Calcutta. Thereafter, till 1967, he held posts like the "in-charge of the Graphic section" at the Delhi College of Art, visiting faculty at the MS University in Baroda and the head of the Graphic Art department of Kala Bhavan...But wait, there's more...
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