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'''Badri Lal Chitrakar''' ( | '''Badri Lal Chitrakar''' (February 1920 – 2018) was an Indian traditional painter and dealer in antiquities. He was presented with the National Award in 1987, and the [[Shilp Guru]] award on 9 September 2006. He lived and worked for most of his life in [[Bhilwara]], a town in [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-16 |title=Badri Lal Chitrakar Bhilwarawala: The master art forger |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19820515-badri-lal-chitrakar-bhilwarawala-the-master-art-forger-771797-2013-10-16 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Life and career== | ||
He was born in February 1920 and was an acclaimed master in Indian traditional paintings. He has guided a number of students nationally and internationally and has trained all his sons (notably Late Gyan Prakash Soni, Sharad Soni, Trilok Prakash Soni-also a national award winner for 2014) and his grand children like Manish Soni and Kuldeepak soni. | He was born in February 1920 and was an acclaimed master in Indian traditional paintings. He has guided a number of students nationally and internationally and has trained all his sons (notably Late Gyan Prakash Soni, Sharad Soni, Trilok Prakash Soni-also a national award winner for 2014) and his grand children like Manish Soni and Kuldeepak soni. | ||
He was also a dealer in Indian antiquities, and was known for his mastery in restoration of paintings. One of his works includes a portrait of Maharana Bhupal Singh of Mewar, made on an ivory slab, for which he was honoured with the National Award by Ministry of Textiles, by the Government of India in 1987. Another includes the thousand drawings of Lord Ganesha, where each Ganesha conveys the meaning and mood of a thousand different Ganesha names, as mentioned in old Indian scriptures. His works are housed in a number of museums and private art collections across the world. | |||
His works are housed in a number of museums and private art collections across the world. | |||
== | Chitrakar was credited with keeping traditional Indian art schools alive through his successors and students. He experimented with different materials, techniques of Indian art, and had an expertise in preparing pigments. He died in 2018.<ref>[https://badrilalchitrakar.com/about-us-2/ Badri Lal Chitrakar – About Us]</ref> | ||
He has been conferred following | |||
* [[Shilp Guru]] Award | ==Awards== | ||
* National Award of Master | He has been conferred the following awards: | ||
* [[Shilp Guru]] Award – nominated, 2004 / winner, 2006 | |||
* National Award of Master craftsperson – 1987 | |||
* Pune Festival Award | * Pune Festival Award | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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== External links == | ==External links== | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725202334/http://www.craftscouncilindia.org/classifieds/chitrakar.html, Crafts Council of India (Link to Badri Lal Chitrakar details)] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725202334/http://www.craftscouncilindia.org/classifieds/chitrakar.html, Crafts Council of India (Link to Badri Lal Chitrakar details)] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chitrakar, Badri Lal}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Chitrakar, Badri Lal}} | ||
[[Category:1920 births]] | [[Category:1920 births]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2018 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Indian artisans]] | [[Category:Indian artisans]] | ||
[[Category:People from Bhilwara district]] | [[Category:People from Bhilwara district]] | ||
[[Category:Rajasthani people]] | [[Category:Rajasthani people]] | ||
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Badri Lal Chitrakar (February 1920 – 2018) was an Indian traditional painter and dealer in antiquities. He was presented with the National Award in 1987, and the Shilp Guru award on 9 September 2006. He lived and worked for most of his life in Bhilwara, a town in Rajasthan.[1]
Life and career[edit | edit source]
He was born in February 1920 and was an acclaimed master in Indian traditional paintings. He has guided a number of students nationally and internationally and has trained all his sons (notably Late Gyan Prakash Soni, Sharad Soni, Trilok Prakash Soni-also a national award winner for 2014) and his grand children like Manish Soni and Kuldeepak soni.
He was also a dealer in Indian antiquities, and was known for his mastery in restoration of paintings. One of his works includes a portrait of Maharana Bhupal Singh of Mewar, made on an ivory slab, for which he was honoured with the National Award by Ministry of Textiles, by the Government of India in 1987. Another includes the thousand drawings of Lord Ganesha, where each Ganesha conveys the meaning and mood of a thousand different Ganesha names, as mentioned in old Indian scriptures. His works are housed in a number of museums and private art collections across the world.
Chitrakar was credited with keeping traditional Indian art schools alive through his successors and students. He experimented with different materials, techniques of Indian art, and had an expertise in preparing pigments. He died in 2018.[2]
Awards[edit | edit source]
He has been conferred the following awards:
- Shilp Guru Award – nominated, 2004 / winner, 2006
- National Award of Master craftsperson – 1987
- Pune Festival Award
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Badri Lal Chitrakar Bhilwarawala: The master art forger". India Today. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ↑ Badri Lal Chitrakar – About Us