Indian Society of Oriental Art
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The Indian Society of Oriental Art was an influential early 20th-century cultural organization in India that promoted indigenous artistic traditions and played a key role in nurturing the Bengal School of Art.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art society
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cultural organization ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ |
| activity |
holding art exhibitions
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organizing lectures on art ⓘ publishing art criticism ⓘ supporting Indian artists ⓘ |
| affiliation | Bengal School of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim | to create an Indian style of modern art distinct from Western academic art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Santiniketan art movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tagore family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indian Renaissance in Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
art criticism
ⓘ
art education ⓘ painting ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| focus |
reinterpretation of Indian themes in modern art
ⓘ
revival of classical Indian artistic traditions ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abanindranath Tagore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaganendranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ supporters of the Bengal School of Art ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| ideology |
cultural nationalism
ⓘ
revivalism in art ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bengal School of Art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian nationalist art discourse ⓘ development of modern Indian art ⓘ |
| location |
Calcutta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Bengal School of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abanindranath Tagore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaganendranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ artists of the Bengal School of Art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
organization of art exhibitions
ⓘ
promotion of modern Indian painting ⓘ publication of art journals ⓘ |
| purpose |
promotion of Indian art
ⓘ
promotion of indigenous artistic traditions ⓘ support of the Bengal School of Art ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
influential institution in early 20th-century Indian art
ⓘ
played a key role in nurturing the Bengal School of Art ⓘ |
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