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The Art Institute is pleased to join the celebrations of Tagore's 150th birthday by bringing The Last Harvest: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore to Chicago. Co-organized by the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, and the Ministry of Culture of the Government of India, this is the first major traveling exhibition from India to be exhibited at the Art Institute and presents a stunningly ...
The University of Chicago, USA Email: dchakrabarty@yahoo.com Abstract This paper supplies the historical context to the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore's (1861-1941) first visit to the city of Chicago in January 1913 when he spoke at the University of Chicago and established life-long friendships with some of the literary personalities of the city.
1879–1913: The Formative Years. The Art Institute was founded as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1879. The name was changed in 1882, and shortly after, the institution was already in need of a new home for its expanding collection and growing student body. As the city prepared to dazzle the country as host of the 1893 World’s Columbian ...
The Last Harvest: Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore. January 29–April 15, 2012. There is no bigger cultural icon in India and Bangladesh than Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941). A renowned novelist, poet, musician, and philosopher—the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913—Tagore is responsible for shaping ...
The Last Harvest: The Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore. Gallery 50 (Art Institute of Chicago) January 29 through April 15, 2012. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a transformative figure in the modern cultural history of India. Remembered primarily as a poet, playwright, musician, and philosopher, he is also recognized around the world as the ...
Faces are a quintessential aspect of Rabindranath Tagore’s art; like the characters in his novels, they tell a story. Painted against a flat background, they engage the viewer in a psychic encounter, evoking a mood and emotions. These stylized, idealized portraits present a timeless quality.
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Tagore's house in Shelaidaha, Bangladesh. The works of Rabindranath Tagore consist of poems, novels, short stories, dramas, paintings, drawings, and music that Bengali poet and Brahmo philosopher Rabindranath Tagore created over his lifetime. Tagore's literary reputation is disproportionately influenced by regard for his poetry; however, he ...
