Rabindranath Tagore
Print
ca. 1922 (made)
ca. 1922 (made)
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The woodcut depicts the iconic head of the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). Tagore who was an exceptionally creative figure, being a poet, visual artist, playwright, novelist and composer. His work reshaped Bengali literature and music during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 1913, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature and was knighted by the British Crown in 1915.
Object details
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| Title | Rabindranath Tagore (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodcut print on paper |
| Brief description | Print, Rabindranath Tagore, by L. M. Sen, woodcut, ink on paper, Bengal, ca. 1922 |
| Physical description | The woodcut print depicts the iconic head of the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). |
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| Content description | The Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Rabindranath Tagore'
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| Object history | The woodcut was published in the local paper 'The Indian Daily Telegraph' on the occasion of a recent visit of Rabindranath Tagore to Lucknow. For further information see R.F. MA/1/R68. Letter to V&A keeper dated 23/4/23 from Mr Walter G. Raffe' at the Government School of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow. |
| Historical context | Lalit Mohan Sen (1898-1954) was born in West Bengal. In 1912 he moved to Lucknow and in 1926 became a student at the Royal College of Art, London. In 1929 Sen was selected to decorate the Viceroy's House, (now Rashtrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi. Between 1931-32, he was appointed by the Indian Government to decorate the India House in London. The artist has worked in a variety of styles ranging from impressionistic to realistic pictorial languages. |
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| Summary | The woodcut depicts the iconic head of the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). Tagore who was an exceptionally creative figure, being a poet, visual artist, playwright, novelist and composer. His work reshaped Bengali literature and music during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 1913, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature and was knighted by the British Crown in 1915. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3379-1923 |
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| Record created | July 22, 2003 |
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