Scenes from Santiniketan & Benodbehari’s Handscrolls
The earliest and longest handscroll ever painted by Benodebehari Mukherjee, depicting the 1920s landscape of Santiniketan. The exhibition also includes reproductions of other handscrolls and existing fragments from the collection of Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan and one from the collection of Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Curated by Prof. R. Siva Kumar
Inauguration by Smt Ira Chaudhuri, eminent artist on 19th October 2024 at 11:30 am
As part of the exhibition, there will be a talk on 20 October at 6:30 pm in the Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex
Landscape and the Artist’s Self: Benodebehari and the Santiniketan Countryside
Illustrated lecture by Prof. R. Siva Kumar, well-known art historian and curator
Chair: Dr. Brinda Bose
(Collaboration: Gallery Rasa)