Bust of B.C. Sanyal
Bronze, 1997
B.C. Sanyal, a prominent figure in the Modern art movement in India. He was born in Dibrugarh in 1901, studied art in Calcutta, and became one of the country’s finest art educators. He was a teacher and mentor to many well-acclaimed artists from the country. He was a teacher at the Mayo School of Art, as well as established the Lahore School of Fine Arts, popularly known as Sanyal’s Studio in Lahore and later the Refugee Studio in Nizamuddin East. He was also the founding member of The Delhi Shilpi Chakra.