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Typed letter from N.R. Puthran, Registrar of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, to artist Jyoti Bhatt, the Secretary of Baroda Group of Artists at the time, regarding the purchases of painting from the Baroda Group of Artists.

The letter is dated 16 May 1957.

Context

The exhibition 'Baroda Group of Artists: Second Exhibition of Paintings' was held at Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay, from 23 to 31 March 1957. Participating artists included Jyoti Bhatt, Shanti Dave, Himmat Shah, Triloke Kaul, Prafull Dave, Feroz Katpitia, G.M. Sheikh, Prof. Stefan Hirsch, G.R. Santosh, Balkrishna Patel, V.R. Patel, N.S. Bendre, Ratan Parimoo, Vinay Trivedi, and K.G. Subramanyan.   

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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Onsite

Language

English

Publication/Creation date

1957

Creation place

India

Content type

correspondence

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Letter from Registrar of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research to Jyoti Bhatt, 16 May 1957