D. P. Roy Choudhury

D. P. Roy Choudhury
MBE
Born(1899-06-15)15 June 1899
Tejhat, Rangpur district, British India
Died15 October 1975(1975-10-15) (aged 76)
Madras, Tamil Nadu
Occupations
  • Painter
  • sculptor
  • educator
Known forBronze sculptures
Triumph of Labour
Martyrs' Memorial Patna
SpouseCharulata Roy Choudhury
Children1, Bhaskar Roy Choudhury
AwardsPadma Bhushan (1958)
Fellow of Lalit Kala Akademi (1962)

Devi Prasad Roy Choudhury MBE (15 June 1899 – 15 October 1975) was an Indian sculptor, painter and educator. He is well known for his monumental bronze sculptures, especially the Triumph of Labour and the Martyrs' Memorial, and is rated by many as one among the major artists of Indian modern art.[1] He worked in a broad spectrum of mediums including watercolors, expressionist landscapes and commissioned portraits. Large scale sculptures were his particular strength and he made social realism the cornerstone of his art. In addition to painting and sculpting, he also wrestled, played the flute, engaged in hunting and wrote short stories in his spare time.[2][3]

He served as the principal of Madras School of Art from 1929 to 1957 and became one of the first Indians to head a government educational institution at the time.[4] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1958, for his contributions in the field of arts.[5] He was elected as the Fellow of Lalit Kala Akademi in 1962.[6]

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  6. ^ "Lalit Kala Akademi Fellows". Lalit Kala Akademi. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2022.