Zainul Abedin (Bangla: জয়নুল আবেদিন) (1914-1976) was a artist from Bangladesh. Like many of his contemporaries, he was born in undivided India, and lived through the creation of Pakistan and finally the emergence of independent Bangladesh. Abedin's paintings on the Bengal famine of 1940's is probably his most characteristic work. In Bangladesh, he is often referred to as Shilpacharya (Great teacher of the Arts). This article is about the Bengali language. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ...

Early Life and Education

Zainul Abedin was born in Mymensingh, East Bengal in 1914. Much of his childhood was spent near the scenic banks of the Brahmaputra River. Brahmaputra would later appear in many of paintings and be a source of inspiration all throughout his career. In 1933, Abedin got admitted to Calcutta Government Art School in Kolkata. He joined the faculty of the school after his education there was completed. A series of watercolours that Zainul did as his tribute to the Brahmaputra river earned him the Governor's Gold Medal in an all-India exhibition in 1938. This award gave Abedin the confidence to create his own visual style. Mymensingh is one of the districts of Dhaka division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya state of India and Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur district, on the east by districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj, and on the west by districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: कोलकता), is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Famine Paintings

The man-made Great Bengal famine of 1943 moved Zainul deeply. He created his famine paintings, which, when exhibited in 1944, brought him even more critical acclaim. Bengal famine of 1943 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Abedin in Liberation Movement

Zainul Abedin was involved in all stages of the movement that finally made the creation of Bangladesh possible. He was in the forefront of the cultural movement to re-establish the Bengali identity, marginalised by the Pakistan government. In 1969, Abedin painted a scroll using Chinese ink, watercolour and wax named Nobanno. This was to celebrate the ongoing non-coperation movement. A database query syntax error has occurred. ... Nobanno (Bangla: নবান্ন) is the festival of harvest in Bengal. ...

Post Independence Era

In 1975, he founded the Folk Art Museum at Sonargaon, near Dhaka and Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala, a gallery of his own works in Mymensingh. Abedin developed lung cancer towards the end of his life and died on May 28, 1976 in Dhaka. Two faces was his last painting, painted shortly before his demise. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Sonargaon is the ancient capital of Isa Khans kingdom in Bengal. ... One of the Many modern buildings that came up in Dhaka recent years. ... Mymensingh is one of the districts of Dhaka division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya state of India and Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur district, on the east by districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj, and on the west by districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... One of the Many modern buildings that came up in Dhaka recent years. ...

In 1982, 17 of the 70 pictures housed in Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala were stolen. Only ten were later recovered. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

• Banglapedia Article