George Keyt
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George Percival Sproule Keyt,
In addition to being a painter, Keyt was a poet. He outlined his perceptions and practice as a painter in a few essays on the vision of the painter. One of his most notable literary works is his translation of the Gita Govinda into English (Bombay, 1940) and Sinhalese.[5] These translations were illustrated by his own line drawings (see Martin Russell collection and Amerasinghe-Ganendra collections).
Early life
Keyt was born in
Influence
The spell of the ancient hill capital and its
His explorations in Hindu mythology and Indian literature led him to close links with the cultural life of India, where he lived for long and short periods from 1939 right up to the late seventies. To the Sri Lankan Buddhist source were now added the imagery of Hindu myth and legend as key influences.
A meeting with Rabindranath Tagore in the 1930s in Ceylon left a lasting impression.
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In 1930 at the Ferguson Hall, Union Place, the photographer
Keyt was a founder member of the
Many exhibitions of his work have also been held in India, London and other European and American centres. His pictures are found in various museums and galleries abroad, as well as in private collections in Sri Lanka and throughout the world.[2]
Honors
Sri Lanka has issued several stamps featuring the paintings of George Keyt. He was appointed a
References
- ^ ISBN 9789559065074
- ^ ISBN 9781932705485.
- ^ Gotama Buddha Murals by Professor Anuradha Seneviratna (The Island), Retrieved 22 October 2015
- ^ Gotami Vihara, Sunday Times, Retrieved 22 October 2015
- ^ a b The lives of Keyt by Tissa Devendra (Sunday Observer), Retrieved 22 October 2015
- ^ George Keyt Foundation
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- ^ "Charles Freegrove Winzer". Art Ceylon. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "George Keyt". Taprobane Collection. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ 'Ivan Peries, Paintings 1938 - 88', Prof. Senake Bandaranayake and Manel Fonseka, Tamarind Publications, Columbo 1996
- ^ "Harold Peiris". Sundaytimes.lk. 22 July 1905. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ Traditional dance in British Ceylon by Kamalika Pieris (The Island), Retrieved 22 October 2016