Ravishankar Raval

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Ravishankar Raval
British India
Died9 December 1977(1977-12-09) (aged 85)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
NationalityIndian
Alma materSir J. J. School of Art
Occupation(s)painter, art critic, journalist, essayist
Spouse
Ramaben
​
(m. 1909)​
ChildrenNarendra, Gajendra, Kanak
Awards

Ravishankar Raval (1892–1977) was a painter, art teacher, art critic, journalist and essayist from

Kumar
.

Life

Ravishankar Raval was born in a

Bombay. He was trained under Cecil Burns, the principal of J. J. School.[2]

Though a promising student of the academic naturalism taught at the J. J. School and a budding portrait painter, Raval gave up these influences to embrace the revival of Indian art that was then gaining ground. In the spirit of cultural nationalism, he held on to these ideas, despite harsh criticism, such as when the Rajput-art-style painting 'Bilwamangal' for which he won the Bombay Art Society gold medal was dismissed by a Parsi artist as 'a printed label on mill cloth'[2] He received Mayo Gold Medal at Sir J. J. School of Art in 1916.

Career

Cover of 1916 issue of Visami Sadi. Cover Art by M. V. Dhurandhar.

In 1915, Raval met a prominent journalist

Calcutta
in 1951. He went on art tour to Soviet Russia in 1952.

Other noteworthy work includes the remarkable artwork in Chandapoli, a Gujarati children's magazine and Kailash ma Ratri (A night at Mt.Kailash). Raval illustrated Bawlana Parakramo (1939), a Gujarati adaptation of the

Kanaiyalal Munshi's novels.[3]

He had designed quasi-realistic sets of

Narsinh Mehta, the first Gujarati talkie film.[10]

His autobiography Gujarat Ma Kala Na Pagran (Ushering of Art in Gujarat) was republished in 1998.[11] It was reissued in 2010 with some of his works in it.

He died on 9 December 1977 at his home "Chitrakoot" in Ahmedabad after brief illness.

Style

He evolved his own rich style, inspired by the Indian classical painting traditions.

Raja Ravi Verma's religious oleographs. He was influenced by Tagore's informal open studios which influenced his Gujarat Chitra Kala Sangh.[3]

He was given the title of Kalaguru,

Kakasaheb Kalelkar for his contribution in art in Gujarat. His art school produced several notable artists of India such as Kanu Desai
.

Recognition

Bust of Ravishankar Raval at Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad

During his career, Raval received several awards and medals. He received Mayo Gold Medal at Sir J. J. School of Art in 1916. He was awarded Gold medal from the

Calcutta in 1923. He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (1930), the highest literary award in Gujarati literature for his art essays. He received Kalidas Prize in 1925. He received Nehru Award for his book on Russia in 1965. Later he was awarded Padma Shri
, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 1965. He was accepted as the Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1970.

Personal life

He married Ramaben in 1909. They had three sons; Narendra, Gajendra and Kanak.

Bibliography

  • Munshi's World Of Imagination: With 35 art plates in full colours. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1962.

References

  1. ^ Desai, Nachiketa (30 September 2018). "Chhaganlal Jadhav, Dalit artist who sketched history of Gandhi's times". National Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9781861893185
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-93-5029-798-8
    .
  4. ISBN 9788172017989
    .
  5. ISBN 978-0-9789517-0-2
    .
  6. ISBN 978-0-313-25337-9
    .
  7. ISBN 978-93-83064-81-6
    .
  8. ^ Vachharajani, Anita (30 November 2005). "Pinocchio in Ahmedabad".
  9. ISBN 978-0-19-997641-6
    .
  10. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7
    .
  11. ^ Parimoo, Ratan (2004). "Renaissance of Art in Gujarat". Nirukta Journal of Art History and Aesthetics: 95–109. Retrieved 9 June 2023 – via criticalcollective.in.

External links

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