Osian's Auction Catalogue Masterpieces and Museum-Quality III | March 2004

175 BIOGRAPHIES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARUN BOSE b . 1934, Dacca, (Present Day) Bangladesh Education Graduated in Fine Arts, Government College of Arts and Craft, Calcutta 1962-4 Studied Italian Fresco wet process under the guidance of Monsieur J. Aujame, L’Ecole Nationale Superieur des Beaux Arts, Paris Government of France Cultural Exchange Scholarship to study Graphic Art, Atelier 17, Paris 1968-70 Studied Lithography and Silk Screen, Pratt Graphic Art Center, New York Teaching & Infrastructure-building Activities 1956-62 Lecturer, Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, Calcutta 1960 Founder Member, Society of Contemporary Artists, Calcutta 1964 Member, New International Gravure Group, Paris Member, Kries fur Grafic Freunde, Frankfurt 1965-8 Lecturer (Painting), Government College of Arts and Craft, Calcutta 1970-7 Assistant Professor, Graduate Programme, New York University, New York 1970-85 Faculty, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York, U.S.A. Founder Member, Artists Circle, Calcutta Solo Exhibitions 1959 Delhi Silpi Chakra, New Delhi 1962 Ashok Gallery, Calcutta 1964 Gallerie Raymond Creuze, Paris (1–15 February) Galerie Chevre Folle, Ostend, Belgium 1966 Alliance Francaise de Calcutta 1970 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1971 Ellsworth, Maine 1972 Centaur Gallery, Denver, Colorado 1973 Weintraub Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York Stockton College, Stockton, New Jersey 1975 HMK Fine Arts, New York 1978 HMK Fine Arts, New York 1979 Centaur Gallery, Denver, Colorado (October) 1981 HMK Fine Arts, New York 1983 Weintraub Gallery, New York, 1984 Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile Sala de Exposiciones, Santiago, Chile John Douglas Cline Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona 1989 Paintings and Graphics , Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Calcutta (21–31 July) 1991 Lehman College Art Gallery, New York (3 October–2 November) 1992 Paintings and Graphics , Cymroza Art Gallery, Bombay (30 March–11 April) Paintings and Prints , Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Calcutta (7–16 March) 1993 ‘A’ Gallery, Denver, Colorado 1995 Bose-Pacia Gallery, New York, New York 1997 Stewart Center Gallery, Purdue University, Indiana 2004 Graphics & Paintings – 1960s-1990s , Centre for International Modern Art Gallery, Kolkata (7–31 January) Awards & Honours 1958 Best work in oil medium, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi 1961 Suburb , National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1962 A Man and Wall , National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1962-4 French Government Scholarship for higher studies, Paris 1968-70 John D. Rockfeller III Fellowship, New York 1971 4th International Miniature Print Exhibition, New York City 1980 3rd World Biennale of Graphic Art, London 1984 Honour Diploma, University Austral, Valdivia, Chile 1991 PSC-CUNY Research Award, University Committee on Research, The City University of New York, New York 1991 Fellowship Award, City University of New York 1992 Faculty Research Foundation Award, City University of New York Select Collections Baghdad Museum of Art, Baghdad [Iraq] Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris [France] Galerie Raymod Crueze, Paris [France] Gallerie la Chevere Folle [Belgium] Government of Manipur, Manipur Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh Israel Museum, Jerusalem [Israel] Kries fur Grafic Freunde, Frankfurt [Germany] Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi Museum of Modern Art, Baghdad [Iraq] National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi [India] Pratt Art Centre, New York [U.S.A.] Punjab University Museum, Patiala Select Bibliography Books Tuli, Neville. The Flamed-Mosaic: Indian Contemporary Painting . New Delhi: HEART–Mapin 1997. [Inted. Harry Abrams, NY 1998] (p.216) Sengupta, Kajal & Sohini Sen (Eds.). Society of Contemporary Artists Calcutta Album 1960–1991 . Calcutta: Society of Contemporary Artists 1991. (np) Mago, Pran Nath. Contemporary Art In India: A Perspective . New Delhi: National Book Trust 2001. (pp.130–1) Journals & Essays ‘Arun Bose’ in Marg Vol.19 No. 4 1966 . Bombay. (pp.22–4) Ray, Pranabranjan. ‘A Letter To The Editor’ in LKC 21 April 1976 . New Delhi. (pp.41–2) Auction & Exhibition Catalogues Chitrakoot Art Gallery. Painting & Graphics By Arun Bose. Calcutta 1992. [Ex.7–16 March; Text: Kajal Sengupta] CIMA. Chamatkara. Calcutta 1996. [Ex. Whiteleys Art Gallery, London 29 October– 15 November; Text: Dr. Siri Gunasinghe] HEART/Tuli. The Intuitive-Logic II . Bombay 1997. (L125) Cymroza Art Gallery. The Silver Jubilee Exhibition–2 . Mumbai 1997. [Ex. 11–28 June; Text: Ranjit Hoskote] Osian’s/Tuli. India: The Passionate- Detachment . Mumbai 2001. (L116) CIMA. Arun Bose Graphics & Paintings 1960s–1990s. Kolkata 2004. [Ex.7–31 January] Newspaper & Magazine Articles Sarah Lansdell. ‘The Indian Miniature Steals a Show Here’ in The Courier-Journal & Times 25 October 1970, Louiseville Kentucky. Milfred Wallace. ‘Works by 4 Indian Artists Shown at Berkshire Museum’ in The Berkshire Eagle 6 March 1971, Berkshire.