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{{short description|Bangladeshi sculptor and painter}} | {{short description|Bangladeshi sculptor and painter}} | ||
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| name = Syed Abdullah Khalid | | name = Syed Abdullah Khalid | ||
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| death_date = {{death date|2017|05|20|df=y}} (aged 75) | | death_date = {{death date|2017|05|20|df=y}} (aged 75) | ||
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | | death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | ||
| other_names = | | other_names = | ||
| occupation = Sculptor, artist, academician | | occupation = Sculptor, artist, academician | ||
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'''Syed Abdullah Khalid''' ({{circa|1942}} — 20 May 2017) was a Bangladeshi sculptor and painter.<ref name=passes>{{cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/arts/2017/05/21/aparajeyo-bangla-sculptor-syed-abdullah-khalid-passes-away|title=Aparajeyo Bangla sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid passes away|date=May 21, 2017|accessdate=May 30, 2017|newspaper=bdnews24.com}}</ref><ref name="Takir Hossain">{{cite news|last=Hossain|first=Takir|title=Liberation War in Sculpture|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=227322|accessdate=18 December 2012|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=23 March | '''Syed Abdullah Khalid''' ({{circa|1942}} — 20 May 2017) was a Bangladeshi sculptor and painter.<ref name=passes>{{cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/arts/2017/05/21/aparajeyo-bangla-sculptor-syed-abdullah-khalid-passes-away|title=Aparajeyo Bangla sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid passes away|date=May 21, 2017|accessdate=May 30, 2017|newspaper=bdnews24.com}}</ref><ref name="Takir Hossain">{{cite news|last=Hossain|first=Takir|title=Liberation War in Sculpture|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=227322|accessdate=18 December 2012|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=23 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="Bengal Foundation">{{cite web|title=Artist Profile: Syed Abdullah Khalid|url=http://www.bengalfoundation.org/index.php?view=artist/ArtistProfile.php&artistID=231&page=5|website=Bengal Foundation|accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref> He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] in February 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/17-named-ekushey-padak-2017-1360108|title=17 named for Ekushey Padak 2017|date=February 13, 2017|accessdate=February 12, 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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==Career and work== | ==Career and work== | ||
[[Image:Aparajeyo_Bangla.jpg|''[[Aparajeyo Bangla]]'' (1973-79)|thumb]] | [[Image:Aparajeyo_Bangla.jpg|''[[Aparajeyo Bangla]]'' (1973-79)|thumb]] | ||
Khalid's works included distinctive commissions like ''[[Aparajeyo Bangla]]'', a monument on liberation war of Bangladesh in the [[University of Dhaka]] campus (1973–79), the terracotta relief on socio-cultural heritage at the [[Bangladesh Bank]] headquarters (1995–96) and a 447 square foot mural ''Abahaman Bangla'' at the [[Bangladesh Television]] Center (1974).<ref name="Bengal Foundation" /><ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite news|last=Hossain|first=Takir|title=Sculpting Icons:Artist Syed Abdullah Khalid makes a comeback after 12 years|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=177827|accessdate=18 December 2012|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=16 March | [[Image:Central Shaheed Minar, University of Chittagong (12).jpg|''[[University of Chittagong|Central Shaheed minar, Chittagong University ]]''|thumb]] | ||
Khalid's works included distinctive commissions like ''[[Aparajeyo Bangla]]'', a monument on liberation war of Bangladesh in the [[University of Dhaka]] campus (1973–79), the terracotta relief on socio-cultural heritage at the [[Bangladesh Bank]] headquarters (1995–96) and a 447 square foot mural ''Abahaman Bangla'' at the [[Bangladesh Television]] Center (1974).<ref name="Bengal Foundation" /><ref name="The Daily Star">{{cite news|last=Hossain|first=Takir|title=Sculpting Icons:Artist Syed Abdullah Khalid makes a comeback after 12 years|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=177827|accessdate=18 December 2012|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=16 March 2011}}</ref> He also designed the central shaheed minar of [[University of Chittagong|Chittagong university]]. | |||
Khalid had exhibited solo three times since and he was awarded first prize in the Second National Sculpture Exhibition organized by the [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]] in 1983. At various times he was nominated judge by [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]] for national level exhibitions. In 1987 he was appointed team leader for participation in SAARC Workshop on Traditional Terracotta held in Madras, India. His works can be seen in the permanent collection of the [[National Museum of Bangladesh]], the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, the Prime Minister's Residence and other important private and institutional collections. | Khalid had exhibited solo three times since and he was awarded first prize in the Second National Sculpture Exhibition organized by the [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]] in 1983. At various times he was nominated judge by [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]] for national level exhibitions. In 1987 he was appointed team leader for participation in SAARC Workshop on Traditional Terracotta held in Madras, India. His works can be seen in the permanent collection of the [[National Museum of Bangladesh]], the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, the Prime Minister's Residence and other important private and institutional collections. | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Khalid was taken to [[Dhaka]]'s Central Hospital on 2 May 2017 from complications of [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] and then transferred to [[BIRDEM]]'s intensive care unit on 10 May.<ref name=passes/> He died on 20 May at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/sculptor-syed-abdullah-khalid-passes-away-1408483|title='Aparajeyo Bangla' sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid passes away|work=The Daily Star|date=21 May 2017|accessdate=21 May | Khalid was taken to [[Dhaka]]'s Central Hospital on 2 May 2017 from complications of [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] and then transferred to [[BIRDEM]]'s intensive care unit on 10 May.<ref name=passes/> He died on 20 May at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/sculptor-syed-abdullah-khalid-passes-away-1408483|title='Aparajeyo Bangla' sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid passes away|work=The Daily Star|date=21 May 2017|accessdate=21 May 2017}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1942 births]] | [[Category:1942 births]] | ||
[[Category:2017 deaths]] | [[Category:2017 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Bangladeshi sculptors]] | [[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi sculptors]] | ||
[[Category:Bangladeshi painters]] | [[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi painters]] | ||
[[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]] | [[Category:University of Dhaka alumni]] | ||
[[Category:University of Dhaka Faculty of Fine Arts alumni]] | [[Category:University of Dhaka Faculty of Fine Arts alumni]] | ||
[[Category:University of Chittagong | [[Category:Academic staff of the University of Chittagong]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]] | ||
[[Category:People from Sylhet | [[Category:People from Sylhet]] | ||
[[Category:Respiratory disease deaths in Bangladesh]] | [[Category:Respiratory disease deaths in Bangladesh]] | ||
[[Category:Deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] | [[Category:Deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Shilpakala Padak]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi male artists]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:39, 15 March 2026
Syed Abdullah Khalid | |
|---|---|
 Khalid in 2017 | |
| Born | c. 1942 |
| Died | 20 May 2017 (aged 75) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Sculptor, artist, academician |
Notable work | Aparajeyo Bangla |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak, Shilpakala Padak |
Syed Abdullah Khalid (c. 1942 — 20 May 2017) was a Bangladeshi sculptor and painter.[1][2][3] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in February 2017.[4]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Khalid was born in Sylhet in the then British India. He completed his BFA in painting in 1969 from East Pakistan College of Arts and Crafts (presently Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) and did his MFA in painting and sculpture from the University of Chittagong in 1974.[5]
Career and work[edit | edit source]
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Khalid's works included distinctive commissions like Aparajeyo Bangla, a monument on liberation war of Bangladesh in the University of Dhaka campus (1973–79), the terracotta relief on socio-cultural heritage at the Bangladesh Bank headquarters (1995–96) and a 447 square foot mural Abahaman Bangla at the Bangladesh Television Center (1974).[3][5] He also designed the central shaheed minar of Chittagong university.
Khalid had exhibited solo three times since and he was awarded first prize in the Second National Sculpture Exhibition organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in 1983. At various times he was nominated judge by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy for national level exhibitions. In 1987 he was appointed team leader for participation in SAARC Workshop on Traditional Terracotta held in Madras, India. His works can be seen in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, the Prime Minister's Residence and other important private and institutional collections.
Khalid was a professor of sculpture at Institute of Fine Arts, the University of Chittagong till 2012.
Honors[edit | edit source]
The Government of Bangladesh issued a commemorative stamp (1990–91) and a silver coin (1998) showing Khalid's most notable work, Aparajeyo Bangla.[3] He was awarded Shilpakala Padak in 2014 and Ekushey Padak in 2017.[1]
Death[edit | edit source]
Khalid was taken to Dhaka's Central Hospital on 2 May 2017 from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and then transferred to BIRDEM's intensive care unit on 10 May.[1] He died on 20 May at the age of 75.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aparajeyo Bangla sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid passes away". bdnews24.com. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ Hossain, Takir (23 March 2012). "Liberation War in Sculpture". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Artist Profile: Syed Abdullah Khalid". Bengal Foundation. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "17 named for Ekushey Padak 2017". The Daily Star. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hossain, Takir (16 March 2011). "Sculpting Icons:Artist Syed Abdullah Khalid makes a comeback after 12 years". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "'Aparajeyo Bangla' sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid passes away". The Daily Star. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.