Kazi Abdul Baset (December 4, 1935 – May 23, 2002) was a Bangladeshi painter and art teacher. He was awarded
Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...
in 1991 by the
Government of Bangladesh
The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...
.
Education and career
Baset was born to Abdul Jalil and Nurjahan Begum. He passed his matriculation from
Muslim Government High School
Dhaka Government Muslim High School ( bn, ঢাকা গভঃ মুসলিম হাই স্কুল) is a secondary school in Lakshmi Bazaar in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest schools in Dhaka.
Notable alumni
* Abdullah-Al-Mu ...
in Dhaka in 1951. In 1956, he completed his bachelor's in fine arts from the Government Art Institute (later
Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
The Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA) was established in 1948 as the Dhaka Art School. It was the first art school in the region and became the main centre of art and cultural practice. Since 1956 it has been situated in Shahbag, Dhaka, close to the Ban ...
) in Dhaka.
[ With a Fulbright Fellowship he got higher training in painting at the Art Institute of Chicago University during 1963–1964. He then joined the head of Drawing and Painting Department of the Government Art Institute. He retired from the institute in 1995.][
]
Awards
* Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award (1982)
* Srijnab Atisha Dipankar Gold Medal (1987)
* Bangladesh Fine Arts Sangsad Award (1989)
* Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...
(1991)
References
1935 births
2002 deaths
Bangladeshi painters
Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
University of Dhaka Faculty of Fine Arts alumni
{{Bangladesh-painter-stub