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Chintamoni Kar was born on 19 April, 1915 in Kharagpur, British India (present-day Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India), is an Indian sculptor (1915–2005). Discover Chintamoni Kar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?
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Kharagpur, British India (present-day Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India) |
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3 October, 2005 |
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Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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Chintamoni Kar Height, Weight & Measurements
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Chintamoni Kar Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chintamoni Kar worth at the age of 90 years old? Chintamoni Kar’s income source is mostly from being a successful sculptor. He is from India. We have estimated Chintamoni Kar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Chintamoni Kar (19 April 1915 – 3 October 2005) was a renowned British-Indian sculptor.
He received civilian awards from the Indian and French governments and won an Olympic silver medal on behalf of Great Britain.
Born on 19 April 1915 in Kharagpur, West Bengal, Kar trained at the Indian Society of Oriental Art run by Abanindranath Tagore.
He was taught to sculpt by Giridhari Mahapatra and Victor Giovanelli.
Kar moved to Paris in 1938 where he studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière before moving back to India.
Chintamoni Kar was married to Amina Ahmed Kar, who was herself an artist, and her works were largely non-figurative and abstract.
The couple had one child.
Kar taught at the University of Calcutta and the Delhi Polytechnic and then, in 1946, moved to London where he became a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics Kar, entered as a competitor for Great Britain, won the silver medal for his work entitled The Stag.
Held in London, the 1948 Games were the final ones to include art competitions and the International Olympic Committee no longer recognise the medals.
He returned to West Bengal in 1956 and was then elected as Principal of the Government College of Art & Craft.
In 1974 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India.
He was also decorated with France's highest civilian honour in 2000.
Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary was named after the sculptor after he and other people from the local area fought for it to receive wildlife sanctuary status.
Both members of his family died before Chintamoni, who died on 3 October 2005 in a private hospital at the age of 90.
Kar sculpted with a variety a materials including wood, terracotta, stone, and metal.
He was initially trained in an academic and representational style but also produced work of a more abstract nature.
Shortly before his death in 2005 Kar instituted the Bhaskar Bhavan Administration & Maintenance Trust at his residential campus in Narendrapur, Kolkata.
It became a public museum on 19 April 2006, what would have been his 91st birthday, and houses the artist's works as well as those of his wife.
The trust is active in the verification and documentation of his works along with his collection of books.
It also aids poor students in the local area and holds the annual Chintamoni Kar Memorial lecture.