Inland letter written by artist Shanti Dave to artist Jyoti Bhatt regarding his meeting with Balkrishna Doshi and the preparation for the second exhibition of paintings by the Baroda Group of Artists at Jehangir Art Gallery. The letter also mentions the involvement of artist N.S Bendre in the preparation of the exhibition.
The letter is undated.
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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1957
India
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Letter from Shanti Dave to Jyoti Bhatt
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