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{{Short description|Indian bronze sculptor}} | |||
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| name = <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->Jasuben Shilpi | | name = <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->Jasuben Shilpi | ||
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| birth_date = December 10, 1948<ref>{{cite web|title=Tallest Bronze Statue Made by a Woman|url=http:// | | birth_date = December 10, 1948<ref>{{cite web |title=Tallest Bronze Statue Made by a Woman|url=http://miraclesworldrecords.com/Awards/NonAdminDetails/3 |publisher=Miracles World Records |accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref> | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = <!--British India--> | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|01|14|1948|12|10}}<ref name="Indian Express The Bronze Woman of India passes away" /> | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|01|14|1948|12|10}}<ref name="Indian Express The Bronze Woman of India passes away" /> | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India<ref>{{Cite web|title=End of bronze era; Jasuben bids adieu|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-end-of-bronze-era-jasuben-bids-adieu-1789538|access-date=2021-12-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
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|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125080135/http://www.jasushilpi.co.in/ Jasu Shilpi official site] | |website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125080135/http://www.jasushilpi.co.in/ Jasu Shilpi official site] | ||
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'''Jasuben Shilpi''' or '''Jasu Shilpi '''<ref name="End of bronze era; Jasuben bids adieu">{{cite news|title=End of bronze era; Jasuben bids adieu|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_end-of-bronze-era-jasuben-bids-adieu_1789538|accessdate=21 January 2013|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref> (10 December | '''Jasuben Shilpi''' or '''Jasu Shilpi'''<ref name="End of bronze era; Jasuben bids adieu">{{cite news|title=End of bronze era; Jasuben bids adieu|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_end-of-bronze-era-jasuben-bids-adieu_1789538|accessdate=21 January 2013|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref> (10 December 1948 – 14 January 2013) was an Indian [[bronze sculpture]] artist. In her career she made more than 525 bust size and 225 large size statues. She was popularly known as "The Bronze woman of India".<ref name="Renowned sculptor Jasuben Shilpi passes away in Gujarat">{{cite news|title=Renowned sculptor Jasuben Shilpi passes away in Gujarat|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/renowned-sculptor-jasuben-shilpi-passes-away-in-gujarat/article4309569.ece|accessdate=21 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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== Death == | == Death == | ||
Jasuben died on 14 January 2013 after a severe [[cardiac arrest]].<ref name="Indian Express The Bronze Woman of India passes away">{{cite news|title=The Bronze Woman of India passes away|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-bronze-woman-of-india-passes-away/1060020/|accessdate=21 January 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> At the time of death she was 64 years old and had two children Dhruv and Dhara who are also sculptors. In her last days she was busy making a bronze statue of [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. The work remained unfinished because of her death.<ref name="Indian Express The Bronze Woman of India passes away" /> | Jasuben died on 14 January 2013 after a severe [[cardiac arrest]].<ref name="Indian Express The Bronze Woman of India passes away">{{cite news|title=The Bronze Woman of India passes away|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-bronze-woman-of-india-passes-away/1060020/|accessdate=21 January 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323012833/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-bronze-woman-of-india-passes-away/1060020/ |archive-date=2013-03-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At the time of death she was 64 years old and had two children Dhruv and Dhara who are also sculptors. In her last days she was busy making a bronze statue of [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. The work remained unfinished because of her death.<ref name="Indian Express The Bronze Woman of India passes away" /> | ||
Snehal Jadvani, an admirer of Jasuben's works told after her death–"She will always remain in our hearts."<ref name="Indian Express The Bronze Woman of India passes away" /> | Snehal Jadvani, an admirer of Jasuben's works told after her death–"She will always remain in our hearts."<ref name="Indian Express The Bronze Woman of India passes away" /> | ||
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In her career, Jasuben won several national and international awards and honours. She was popularly known as "The Bronze woman of India". In 2005, for her bronze statue depicting Rani Laxmibai riding on a horse her name was included in [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref name="Renowned sculptor Jasuben Shilpi passes away in Gujarat" /> | In her career, Jasuben won several national and international awards and honours. She was popularly known as "The Bronze woman of India". In 2005, for her bronze statue depicting Rani Laxmibai riding on a horse her name was included in [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref name="Renowned sculptor Jasuben Shilpi passes away in Gujarat" /> | ||
Sculptor Dhananjay Mudholkar | Sculptor Dhananjay Mudholkar said of Jasuben – "She was one of a few women sculptors in the country whose work got wide spread acknowledgement and fame."<ref name="Indian Express The Bronze Woman of India passes away" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:28, 5 January 2022
Jasuben Shilpi | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1948[1] |
| Died | January 14, 2013 (aged 64)[2] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Bronze sculptor |
| Website | Jasu Shilpi official site |
Jasuben Shilpi or Jasu Shilpi[4] (10 December 1948 – 14 January 2013) was an Indian bronze sculpture artist. In her career she made more than 525 bust size and 225 large size statues. She was popularly known as "The Bronze woman of India".[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
In her career Jasuben made more than 525 bust size and 225 large size bronze statues. Her works included statues of personalities like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Rani Laxmibai, Swami Vivekananda and Vallabhbhai Patel etc. Her sculpture works have been installed in Indian states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttarakhand. She made a number of statues under a contract with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation which are spread all over the city.[2] Her works of standing figures of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. have been situated in Florida University, Jacksonville, Chicago and City of Charlotte, North Carolina.[5]
Death[edit | edit source]
Jasuben died on 14 January 2013 after a severe cardiac arrest.[2] At the time of death she was 64 years old and had two children Dhruv and Dhara who are also sculptors. In her last days she was busy making a bronze statue of Amitabh Bachchan. The work remained unfinished because of her death.[2]
Snehal Jadvani, an admirer of Jasuben's works told after her death–"She will always remain in our hearts."[2]
Recognitions[edit | edit source]
In her career, Jasuben won several national and international awards and honours. She was popularly known as "The Bronze woman of India". In 2005, for her bronze statue depicting Rani Laxmibai riding on a horse her name was included in Limca Book of Records.[5]
Sculptor Dhananjay Mudholkar said of Jasuben – "She was one of a few women sculptors in the country whose work got wide spread acknowledgement and fame."[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Tallest Bronze Statue Made by a Woman". Miracles World Records. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "The Bronze Woman of India passes away". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "End of bronze era; Jasuben bids adieu". DNA India. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ↑ "End of bronze era; Jasuben bids adieu". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Renowned sculptor Jasuben Shilpi passes away in Gujarat". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 January 2013.