Kazi Anowar Hossain

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Kazi Anower Hossain
British India
Died8 February 2007(2007-02-08) (aged 66)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationPainters
Years active1965–2007
AwardsEkushey Padak
Websitekazianowar.com

Kazi Anowar Hossain (14 January 1941 – 8 February 2007)[1] was a Bangladeshi painter who was known for his classical portrayal of rural Bengal.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 posthumously by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]

Early life

Kazi Anowar Hossain was born into a prominent

painter. After completing his graduation in 1964 from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, he concentrated entirely on painting.[4]

Career

At the beginning of his career, Hossain painted the pictures of the rural village of Bengal And later he liked to paint miniature pictures. His drawings were displayed differently and jointly with more than 22 out of country and country.[4] During the 1988 flood, he sold photographs and donated the money.[1] The President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gifted a portrait of a boat drawn by Hossain to Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.[5][6][1]

Hossain created more than 2000 paintings.[1][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন – মাদারীপুর জেলা – মাদারীপুর জেলা. madaripur.gov.bd.
  2. ^ "16 named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ^ "Biography – Kazi Anowar Hossain". Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  4. ^ a b কাল চিত্রশিল্পী কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেনের নবম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী – কালের কণ্ঠ. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali).
  5. ^ মরণোত্তর একুশেপদক পাচ্ছেন চিত্রশিল্পী কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন. bhorer-dak.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  6. ^ নিভৃতচারী শিল্পী- ছবি এঁকে দৃষ্টি কাড়েন জাতির পিতার. Janakantha (in Bengali).
  7. ^ কাজী আনোয়ার হোসেন – মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী. Jugantor (in Bengali). 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2019-02-01.