Prodosh Das Gupta

(1912-1991)

Studied under D. P. Roy Choudhari, Royal Akademi of Arts, London and Ecole de Grand Chaumiere, Paris from 1937 to 1939). He was the Founder of Kolkata Group in 1943.

1950: Head of Dept. Sculptures, M S University, Baroda

1951: Professor, Govt. College of Arts, Kolkata

1953: Invited to ‘Unknown Political Prisoner’ Tate Gallery, London

1957: Tokyo Biennale

1957 – 1970: Director, NGMA, New Delhi

1982: Abanindranath Pushkar awarded by West Bengal Government

1982: Fellow, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

Kumar Gallery Shows:

2004: Spirit of a Century, Kumar Gallery

2005: Spirit Set Free – Golden Jubilee, Kumar Gallery Fifty Years

2009: Prodosh Das Gupta Retrospective – Sculptures and Drawings, Kumar Gallery

2010: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2011: India Art Summit, Kumar Gallery Booth A17

2012: Celebrating 100 Years of Eminent Modern Sculptor Prodosh Das Gupta (1912 – 1991), Kumar Gallery

2014: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2016: India Art Fair, Kumar Gallery Booth E5

2016: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

Select Publications:

My Sculpture, 1955

Prodosh Das Gupta Retrospective - Sculptures and Drawings published by Kumar Gallery, 2008