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'''M R D Dattan''' (7 July 1935 – 1 August 2006) was | '''M R D Dattan''' (7 July 1935 – 1 August 2006) was an artist and sculptor in the state of [[Kerala]], India. Dattan's works include statues of [[Mahatma Gandhi]],<ref>{{cite news|title= Pasts converge, history unfurls anAsuya Menon |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/pasts-converge-history-unfurls-anasuya-menon/article5172670.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 September 2013|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> [[Swami Vivekananda]] and [[Sree Narayana Guru]].<ref name=passes>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/406200608011540.htm |title=''Artist and sculptor M R D Dattan passes away'', The Hindu |access-date=2006-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181604/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/406200608011540.htm |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> He had created more than 200 statues of Sree Narayana Guru alone.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} | ||
He was the son of Raman (who was the Palace painter of [[Kingdom of Cochin|Kochi royal family]]) and Kavootti. After his studies at [[Madras School of Art]], he returned to Kerala to become the director of Cochin School of Art that his father established.<ref>{{cite news|title=The artists we forgot|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/the-artists-we-forgot/article4491578.ece|first=K|last=Pradeep|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 March 2013|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> | He was the son of Raman (who was the Palace painter of [[Kingdom of Cochin|Kochi royal family]]) and Kavootti. After his studies at [[Madras School of Art]], he returned to Kerala to become the director of Cochin School of Art that his father established.<ref>{{cite news|title=The artists we forgot|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/the-artists-we-forgot/article4491578.ece|first=K|last=Pradeep|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 March 2013|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> | ||
His other works include statues of C. Kesavan, Vallathol Narayanamenon, Dr. Ambedkar, Panambilli Govindamenon, R. Venkata Raman and "Guruvayur Kesavan".<ref>{{cite web |title=Guruvayur Kesavan, a standing monument to Dathan |url=https://haindavakeralam.com/guruvayur-kesavan-standing-hk18654 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Guruvayoor|first1=Keshavan|title=Guruvayoor Keshavan|url=http://www.tourismindiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/guruvayoor-kesavan-statue1.jpg|website=tourismindiatoday.com}}</ref> He was also the recipient of the Lalith Kala Akademi fellowship.<ref name=passes/><ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala Lalithakala Akademi - Fellowships Awarded|url=http://lalithkala.org/content/akademi-fellowships|publisher=Kerala Lalithakala Akademi}}</ref> | His other works include statues of C. Kesavan, Vallathol Narayanamenon, Dr. Ambedkar, Panambilli Govindamenon, R. Venkata Raman and "Guruvayur Kesavan".<ref>{{cite web |title=Guruvayur Kesavan, a standing monument to Dathan |url=https://haindavakeralam.com/guruvayur-kesavan-standing-hk18654 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Guruvayoor|first1=Keshavan|title=Guruvayoor Keshavan|url=http://www.tourismindiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/guruvayoor-kesavan-statue1.jpg|website=tourismindiatoday.com|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091210/http://www.tourismindiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/guruvayoor-kesavan-statue1.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also the recipient of the Lalith Kala Akademi fellowship.<ref name=passes/><ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala Lalithakala Akademi - Fellowships Awarded|url=http://lalithkala.org/content/akademi-fellowships|publisher=Kerala Lalithakala Akademi}}</ref> | ||
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M R D Dattan (7 July 1935 – 1 August 2006) was an artist and sculptor in the state of Kerala, India. Dattan's works include statues of Mahatma Gandhi,[1] Swami Vivekananda and Sree Narayana Guru.[2] He had created more than 200 statues of Sree Narayana Guru alone.[citation needed]
He was the son of Raman (who was the Palace painter of Kochi royal family) and Kavootti. After his studies at Madras School of Art, he returned to Kerala to become the director of Cochin School of Art that his father established.[3]
His other works include statues of C. Kesavan, Vallathol Narayanamenon, Dr. Ambedkar, Panambilli Govindamenon, R. Venkata Raman and "Guruvayur Kesavan".[4][5] He was also the recipient of the Lalith Kala Akademi fellowship.[2][6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Pasts converge, history unfurls anAsuya Menon". The Hindu. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Artist and sculptor M R D Dattan passes away, The Hindu". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
- ↑ Pradeep, K (11 March 2013). "The artists we forgot". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ "Guruvayur Kesavan, a standing monument to Dathan". Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ Guruvayoor, Keshavan. "Guruvayoor Keshavan". tourismindiatoday.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "Kerala Lalithakala Akademi - Fellowships Awarded". Kerala Lalithakala Akademi.
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