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Born on August 10th, 1848, in Ireland, on this day, we commemorate the birth of William Harnett, an artist whose mastery of the trompe-l’œil technique left an everlasting mark on the world of still-life painting. William Harnett’s Artistic Trajectory Harnett’s artistic journey began in Philadelphia, where he moved as a young boy. He initially […]
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Introduction: Dr. Jyotindra Jain is a renowned Indian scholar, who has authored several articles, books and staged exhibitions on traditional Indian folk arts and cultures as well as popular visual cultures. His interest in Indian art and culture identified him as a potential and pioneering academic scholar. Dr. Jyotindra Jain, born on June 5th, 1943,
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India’s handloom sector stands as a cherished symbol of the country’s rich cultural heritage and plays a crucial role in providing livelihoods to people in rural and semi-rural regions. With over 70% of all weavers and allied workers being women, the handloom industry also directly contributes to women’s empowerment. Rooted in nature, the handloom sector
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August 6, On This Day Andrew Warhola — more popularly known as Andy Warhol — has an artistic legacy that seems almost too vast to describe. Born on August 6, 1928, Warhol was a pop art pioneer (mass-produced art that apotheosized the supposed banality of the commercial culture of the US), visual artist, film director,
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August 7, On This Day The name Rabindranath Tagore is etched deep in Indian history, not in small part because he is the man who wrote the National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana. But another memorable part of the Nobel Laureate’s contribution to literature and music is to Indian art, bringing in Contextual Modernism in the
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5th August, ON THIS DAY The sixth of seven siblings, Gabo was born Naum Pevsner in the tiny Russian town of Bryansk. The Pevsners were a sizable, close-knit, patriarchal middle-class family led by the charismatic and imposing Boris and Fanny. Despite the fact that Boris was Jewish, the siblings were raised as Christians thanks to
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4 Aug’23, ON THIS DAY On August 4th, Google Doodle pays tribute to Altina ‘Tina’ Schinasi, an exceptional American artist and inventor renowned for her groundbreaking contributions to the world of fashion and film. As we celebrate what would have been her 116th birthday, let’s delve into the life and achievements of this remarkable individual
Born in Kolkata in 1939, Sunil Das was an Indian expressionist painter. Coming from a middle-class family, Das decided to be a painter early on in life and refused to join his family business. He enrolled in the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta in 1955 and later won a French Government Scholarship to
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3 Aug’23, ON THIS DAY Today is the Independence Day of Niger, an extensive and dry state on the periphery of the Sahara desert; Niger abodes austere military rule for much of its post-independence history, having had seven constitutions and two epochs of power by decree. Despite being rich in natural resources, Niger is rated
2 Aug’23, ON THIS DAY Today is world friendship day. We create many days in modern times to remember forgotten days and moments. Fathers and mothers Day, and for lovers, Valentine’s Day, and many other days for many reasons, indicating we are ignoring many things without a particular day for ‘celebration’. Friendship is human nature;
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