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~1'60 .111 ,(VI/~~ nt ---4-M.f <:t I t-L} (tc~~ . .1856 LALIT KALA AKADA,MI, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ART, NEW DELHI NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ART 1956 Inaugurated by Dr. RAJENDRA PRASAD, President of the Indian Union, January 15, 1956 LALIT I(ALA AKADAMI JAIPUR HOUSE NEW DELHI LA Lrf I( ALA AI(ADAMI (National Academy of Art) NEW DELHI Chairman : Shri D.P. Roy Chowdhury Vice-Chairman S hri Karl }. Khandalavala Treasure1· : Shri C.S. Menon Secretary : Shri Barada Ukil General Council Shri D.P. Roy C howdhury Shri Ravishankar M. Raval Shri Karl J . Khandalavala Shri Gopala Pillai Prof. Humayun 1\:abir Shri Bhabani Charan Gue Shri C.S. Menon Shri H .R. Swami Rao Dr. J.H. Cousins Shri B.C. Sanyal Shri O.C. G angoly Shri M . C. Saraswaty Shri ~1ukul Dey Shri H .D. Salat Shri Rai Krishnadasa Shri Dwijamani Deb Sharma Shrimati R. Kamala Bai Shri Ramkinkar Shri Jibeswar Borua Dr. Nandalal Bose Dr. D.G. Vyas S hri Shiavax Chavda Shri V.D. Govindraj Shri K. K. Hebbar Shri Go pal Chandra Kanungo Shri Mabendra Kumar :Vlanana Shri l\1. s. Randhawa, I.C.S. Prof. N .S. Bendre Shri L.N. Gupta Shri M. F. Husain Shri D.J. Joshi Shri C. Sivaramamurthi Shri J. 13. MaUaradhya Shri K.C.S. Paniker Shri C.L. Kapur Shri K. Shanker Pillai Shri Ram Gopal \"ijai vargi ya Principal, Govt. School of Art, Patna Shri S. );" . Butt Shri K. C. 1\:arumbayya N ominees of the Sahitya Akadem.i: _Vominees of the Sangeet IVatah Akademi: Dr. Suniti Kumar C hatterjee Shrimati Devika Rani Roerich Shri Umashankar Joshi Sardar Surjit Singh I LA LIT KALA AKADAMI Report of the Selection and Judging Committee of the (National Academy of Art) National Exhibition of Art, 1956 We received altogether 650 entries (by 217 artists) out of which 171 exhibits were selected after very careful scrutiny. It was the intention of the Executive Board Committee to encourage the best works of every school and in the final selection all trends of contemporary art in India were represented. Shri D .P. Roy Chowdhury Dr. J.H. Cousins The standard of works submitted for selection was good and varied in Shri Karl J. Khandalavala Shri B.C. Gue quality. The unquestionable merit of the selected works for awards enabled the Committee to arrive at the decisions unanimously. Prof. Humayun Kabir Shri K .K. Hebbar Names of artists were not taken into consideration at all while selecting and Shri C.S. Menon Shri B.C. Sanyal judging exhibits. Indeed, on finalising the work it was found that half the number of the awards had been given to young, promising and lesser known artists. Shri l\I.S. Randbawa, I.C.S. P rof. N.S. Bendre The Committeee is of the opi nion that the Natio{ral Exhibition has a S hri RaYishankar M. Ra,·al Shri K.C.S. Paniker special significance and as such it is expected of all artists to • put in their very best efforts and thereby enhance the cause for which the National Academy stands. Shri Ba rada Ukil (Ex-officio) The Committee recommends to the Council of the Akadami to adopt some convenient ways of recruiting pictures from various regions to facil itate and ensure larger participation. The ten awards of Rs. 1,000 each were made as under : v 1. Jyoti M. Bhatt, Krishna-Lila. V 2. Sankho Chauduri, Wood CaTving. 3. Satish Gujral, Despair. \./ 4. Shanti Dave, Goats. 5. Mohan B. Samant, Lovers in the Palanquin. Selection and Judging Committee 6. Arup Das, Christ. 7. A. A. Almelkar, Divine L ove. Mr. E . Schlesin ger Shri S. Chavda 8. Bimal Das Gupta, The Bllle Infinity . 9. K. K. Hebbar, Rhythm. Shri P . Das Gupta Shri Sailoz Mookerjee 10. Jitendra Kumar, Dipping Hairs. Shri R.l\1. Raval (Chairman) I n addition to the above awards the Akadami Award, being a Gold Plaque, was given to Jyoti M. Bhatt's ''Krishna-Lila''. (Sd.) R. M. Raval (Chairman) , E. Schlesinger , Pradosh Das Gupta ,, Shiavax Chavda , Sailoz Mookherj ee IMPORTANT Jyoti Manshanker Bhatt (Prize) Exhibit No. 48 Rules governing sale of exhibits 1. All transactions regarding the sale of any exhibit displayed in the Exhibition must be done through the SECRETARY, Lalit Kala Akadami or his appointed representative at the Exhibition premises. No sale agreed upon otherwise by any of the parties is valid ; and for the consequences r esulting from such tra nsa ctions the Lalit Kala Akada mi will not b e responsible. 2. Buyers must deposit at least 10% of the price of the exhibit at the t ime of reserving the exhibit as sold. The balance of the price amount is to be paid at the time of t he delivery of the exhibit after the close of the Exhibition. T he deposit of 1 0 °~ shaU be forfeited by the prospective buyer in case the buyer deter mines not to buy the painting after having reserved it. 3. Sale of any exhibit shall be deemed unconfirmed till the full amount of the price of the exhibit is paid by the buyer and the exhibit is taken delivery of. 4. The Lalit Kala Akadami wi ll not be responsible for any cancellation of sale by the buyer after the buyer had reserved the same. In such an event, however, the exhibitor or the artist shall be compensated with the 10% deposit received from the buyer at the time of booking the exhibit. A Detail Section of Exhibit No. 48 ("Krishna-Lila") Awarded the Akadami's Gold Plaque for the Best Exhibit. Satis h Gujral Exh ibit ?'\o. 120 ( Prize) K. K. Hebbar Exhibit No. 51 (Prize) e o c z C) >., 0 A. A. Almelkar c ..c: (Pfize~ en"' J Sankho Chauduri Exhibit No. 154 Arup Das Exhibi~ No. 11 (Prize) (Prize) ... >0 I' 0 0 "' z 0 ~ z :0 ..; 1i ~" ..c ;;. ~ ... Th R EXHIBITS-Paintings (Cat. Nos. 1-141) Artist Cat. ?\o. Title of Exhibit Price in Rs. A. A. Almelkar 1 Divine Love 500 2 Southern India 500 3 Toilet 500 A. A. Raiba v 4 The Swing 300 v' 5 Blossom in Red 300 6 Sunny day 300 7 Two maidens 300 A. C. Mammen 8 The Temple 150 Amrit Gohel 9 R ustic Rhythm 225 10 Shepherdess 210 l Arup Das 11 Christ 1000 v 12 Romance of the Red 400 Avinash Chandra 13 Snow in Pehalgam 900 14 Landscape 750 15 Trees 850 Badri Narayan 16 Girl with Toy-Bird 200 Bhaktiben Shah 17 Delight of Existance I (Angel Fish) 200 18 Delight of Existance III (Deers Sabar) 250 Jitendra Kumar Exhibit N o. 146 (P rize) Sitansu Roy Exhibit No. 169 Prem Saran Exhibit N o. 151 THE EXHIBITS Artist Cat. No. Tide of Exhibit P rice in Rs. Bimal Das Gu pta 19 The Holy Kaveri 400 20 The Blue I nfinity 500 Biren De (Delhi) v 21 The ~et 350 22 Composition 500 D. G. Kulkarni 23 Gaja Gauri 500 \Y24 Shiva 1000 D. J. Joshi 25 A Landscape 1500 Dbaroi Dbar Chandola 26 Shodsbi (Goddess) 7000 D. N. Dbar 27 Chenars N.F.S. Dinkar R. Kowshik 28 Danaras Scene 800 V 29 Buffallo Boy 400 D. R. Parulekar 30 Begining of :\1onsoons 100 G. M . Hazarnis 3 L Purnima 1000 32 Blue Door lUOO :\1. S. Joshi Exhibit No. 79 Prafulla S. Joshi El'h ibit ~o. 95 Ram K umar Exhibit Ko. 104 J. Sultan Ali Exhibit No. 47 THE EX HIBITS Anist Cat. No. Title of Exhibit Priee in Rs. G. S. Haldankar 33 Portrait of :\Irs. Cumi H. Dallas 500 Gouranga Cbaran Sawn 3+ Ras Lila 1200 Gopen Roy 35 Birth of Hrisha ,.a de\'a 2500 36 Paler 1'\auka 800 (Rupkathar Deshc Jatra) H. A. Gade 37 Chabina 1500 Har K.ishan La! 38 Old Kangra 600 H. Y. Ram Gopal 39 Circus :oo J. Gnanayutham 40 After the storm 350 J aya Appasamy 41 Youth 300 42 Ladies listening to Music 400 Jai Krishin 43 Landscape 250 4+ Competition 275 J. Sultan Ali 45 "Black Rose 520 +6 Lonely Travellers 300 47 \\" oman with a pot 500 N . S. n ·end:e l:.xhitJJt .t\o. 85 Ratan Parimoo Exhibit ~Q . 106 Santosh E~hil;lit No. ! l~ THE I~X HIDITS Arti~t Cat. No. Title of Exhibit Price in Rs. Jyoti Manshanker Bhatt 48 Krishna-Lila 1000 ~ v 49 Hunger 150 K. C. S. Paniker 50 Malabar peasant woman with child 250 K. K. Hebbar V' 51 Rhythm 600 52 Day Dream 600 S3 Thirst 600 5~ Composition 600 Kiron Sinha 55 ~ear the Hedge 500 Kishory Roy 56 Young Philosopher 550 Krishen Khanna V 57 Girl combing her hair N .F.S. 58 Lure of the city 1000 K. Rajiab 59 Steps towards Devotion 350 Kripal Singh Shekhawat 60 Krishna and Radha 750 Kshitindra ~ath Mazumdar 61 Parashmani 500 Khitin Chakraborty 62 The unoccupied hour 450 A. A. Raiba Exhibit • · o. 6 Kshitindra Nath M azumdar Exhibit ~o . 61 K . Rajiah E:lthibit No, 59 1'81E I~X UIBit"S Price in Rs. Artis t Cat. No. Title of Exhibit K. Madhava Menon \/63 Monkeys at play 750 64 Moonlight Night 1000 65 Struggle for freedom 750 K . Sreenivasulu 66 Dove Seller 300 100 L. S. Kumawat 67 Ja ipur Street 4500 Laxman Pai V 68 Gita Govinda 100 Man Mohan 69 Canna 150 Manohar Godhane 70 Prithvi Raj-Sanyogita 200 Meera Kini 71 Free Time N . F. S.