K.G. Subramanyan Archive
This archive covers a rich visual documentation of K.G. Subramanyan’s multi-fold artistic practice that includes paintings, outdoor murals, terracottas, and toys. It also includes over 150 of his seminal essay and lecture manuscripts, as well as his letters and correspondences with artists, writers, institutions, and government bodies.
K.G. Subramanyan (b.1924) was a renowned artist, writer, pedagogue, and institution builder. Having studied in Santiniketan in the 1940s, he moved to Baroda in 1951 and was instrumental in shaping the newly emerging Faculty of Fine Arts in Baroda along with his colleague artists Markand Bhatt, N.S. Bendre, and Sankho Chaudhury. Subramanyan was an influential teacher, having also taught Jyoti Bhatt, Ratan Parimoo, and Gulammohammed Sheikh.
This archive is part of The Baroda Archives.
41 Folders, 566 Records
Relevant content
Shantiniketan: A World University
R. Siva Kumar in Conversation with Regina Bittner and Kathrin Rhomberg
From Writing to Seeing and Back
Arshad Hakim, Vaishnavi Kambadur, and Samira Bose discuss their curatorial collaboration for an exhibition on K. G. Subramanyan
“Earth Drives Earth Along”: In Conversation with Nilima Sheikh
Nilima Sheikh discusses the histories and materiality of four natural pigments from her studio space in Baroda
Baroda Archives: Jyoti Bhatt, Ratan Parimoo, Gulammohammed Sheikh, and K. G. Subramanyan | India
FICA Homepage 2016 | In Conversation with K.G. Subramanyan
2–3 Aug & 5–6 Aug 2016, 12 AM
Bahurupee in the Panorama: Writing and Artwork of K. G. Subramanyan
Wed, 18 May – Fri, 18 Nov 2022
AAA at documenta fifteen | Translations, Expansions
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Towards Modernism: Art of India from 1950 to 1990
WATCH: This talk explores concepts central to modernist artistic practice in India between 1950 and 1990