Narayan Shridhar Bendre

Narayan Shridhar Bendre (21 August 1910 – 19 February 1992) was an Indian artist and one of the founding members of Baroda Group Born in Indore, he was known for his landscape artistry. In 1992, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan.

Early life and education Narayan Shridhar Bendre was born in a Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin family on 21 August 1910 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. In 1933, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Agra University. During the same period, he pursued formal training in art at the State School of Art in Indore under the tutelage of Dattatraya Damodar Deolalikar. In 1934, he completed an Art Diploma under the then Government of Bombay.

Career

Early career and international travels (1936–1950) From 1936 to 1939, Bendre served as an artist-journalist for the Visitors' Bureau of the Kashmir government. In 1940, he worked as an art director for a motion picture in Chennai. His professional travels allowed him extensive opportunities to capture natural landscapes in his work. He also made regular visits to historical sites, museums, and art organizations throughout India. In 1946, he spent time at Santiniketan as a visiting artist. award and in 1992, he received the Padma Bhushan award. In 1974, he received the fellowship of the Lalit Kala Academy. In 1984, the Visva Bharati University conferred him the Aban-Gagan Award and Madhya Pradesh state government conferred him the Kalidas Samman (1986–87).

Bendre received numerous accolades from institutional, state, and national bodies: