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Letter from Mulk Raj Anand of the Marg Publications to artist Jyoti Bhatt. The letter is a response to earlier letters where artists from the Baroda Group expressed objection to the classification of artworks that the Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi, used as a criteria for the selection of artworks for National Exhibitions.

The letter is dated 16 January 1959.

Previous letters pertaining to this matter are also available with AAA's online collection.

Context

The exhibition 'Baroda Group of Artists: Fourth Show' was held at Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay, from 3 to 10 December 1959. The show comprised of around fifty exhibits of paintings, drawings, and graphics. Participating artists included Jyoti Bhatt, N.S. Bendre, Farokh Contractor, Bhupendra Desai, Prafull Dave, Prabha Dongre, Kishori Kaul, Padmini Manerikar, Ratan Parimoo, Vinod Shah, G.R. Santosh, K.G. Subramanyan, G.M. Sheikh, Himmat Shah, Haku Shah, Bhupendra Gandhi, Gulshan Khan, Indu Patwa, Chintamani Bhale, Himat Khatsuria, Kumud Patel, Mansing Chhara, Naina Dalal, Narendra Amin, Natu Patel, Raghav Kaneria, Ramesh Naik, Ratanchand Surana, Shailesh Dave, Shashikala Sawant, Triloke Kaul, Vinodray Patel, I.N. Talat, and N.G. Bhanwadia.

The Baroda Group of Artists was formed in the year 1956 by G.R. Santosh, Ratan Parimoo, K.G. Subramanyan, Prabha Dongre, Shanti Dave, K. Patel, Triloke Kaul, Vinay Trivedi, N.S. Bendre, Balkrishna Patel, Jyoti Bhatt, Prafull Dave, and Ramesh Pandya. The Group had exhibited in various cities like Bombay, Ahmedabad, and Srinagar between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s. Members of the Group changed over the years.

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Allocated

Access level

Onsite

Language

English

Publication/Creation date

1959

Creation place

India

Content type

correspondence

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Letter from Mulk Raj Anand to Jyoti Bhatt, 16 January 1959