Bateshwar Nath Shrivastava
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| Born | 4 February 1918 India |
| Education | Faculty of Fine Arts, Lucknow |
| Alma mater | Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze |
| Known for | Painting |
Bateshwar Nath Shrivastava was an Indian fine artist.[1] Born on 4 Feb 1918, he was trained in fine arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Lucknow.
He was one of the very few artists who worked in almost all contemporary mediums including watercolor, tempera, wash, oil color[2].He was recently recognised as a one of the most prominent figures of Bihar in a recent publication Bihar ke 100 Ratna by the Bihar Art ,Culture & Youth Department.
Career
In 1943, he joined College of Arts and Crafts, Patna.[3] Later, he recieved a government scholarship to study fine arts at the Academia di Belle Arti in Florence where Arturo Cecchi and Mario Mafai were his teachers.[4] Upon returning from Florence, he joined College of Arts and Crafts, Patna as the Head of Department, Fine Arts and retired in 1978.[5]
Works
- Bihar Pavillion, World Agriculture Fair 1960 with Upendra Maharthi and others[6]
- Asia 72 Exhibition with other artists
- Potrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat, 1948[7]
- Potraits of many other freedom figters including Madan Mohan Malaviya, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Anugrah Narayan Singh, Babu Kunwar Singh and so on[8]
- Sita in Ashok Van[8]
- Virahani
- Shakuntala[5]
- Self potrait[8]
- Madre di Folio
Awards
- Shilp Kala Parishad Bihar Award, 1952[citation needed]
- Gold Medal, Casa di Dante for painting Madre di Folio in Italy[citation needed]
Bateshwar Nath Shrivastava Foundation
In 2006, Bateshwar Nath Shrivastava's family established a foundation in his honor. It is led by one of Shrivastava's sons Bijay Kumar. The foundation works on using art to foster national pride among students[9]
References
- ↑ "BNS". BNS. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ "ई बिहार है, यहाँ बैल का सींग टेढ़ा ही होता है। - आनंदी प्रसाद बादल". Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ f-pedia (2020-02-24). "Contemporary Art Of Bihar: A Concise Account - Folkartopedia". www.folkartopedia.com. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ f-pedia (2020-02-24). "Contemporary Art Of Bihar: A Concise Account - Folkartopedia". www.folkartopedia.com. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 f-pedia (2020-08-26). "बिहार में आधुनिक कला के उत्प्रेरक: बटेश्वरनाथ श्रीवास्तव - Folkartopedia". www.folkartopedia.com. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ "World Agriculture Fair - Photo Gallery". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ "CERTIFICATES". BNS. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Gallery". BNS. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ "Pune: Team Sketchpaintxprs for India Honoured by National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla - PUNE PULSE". 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
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