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Murtaja Baseer
মুর্তজা বশীর
Baseer in 1954
Born(1932-08-17)17 August 1932
Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died15 August 2020(2020-08-15) (aged 87)[1]
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Resting placeOropesa del Mar
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
OccupationPainter
FatherMuhammad Shahidullah
RelativesMuhammad Takiullah (brother)
AwardsEkushey Padak

Murtaja Baseer (17 August 1932 - 15 August 2020[1]) was a Bangladeshi painter.[2] He was also a poet, short story writer, novelist, researcher, numismatist, and filmmaker.[3][4] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1980 by the Government of Bangladesh.[5]

Early life and education

Baseer was born to Muhammad Shahidullah and Marguba Khatun.[6] Shahidullah was a scholar and a linguist. Baseer enrolled in Dacca Art College (now the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) in 1949. After graduating in 1954, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence during 1956-58. Then he studied mosaic and etching at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) in Paris during 1971–73.[6][7]

Career

Baseer with Zainul Abedin in 1962

Baseer joined University of Chittagong as an assistant professor and served until 1998.[8]

Baseer has written several novels including Ultramarine (1954), Kanch-er Pakhir Gaan (1969), Mitar Shangey Char Shandha and Amitakkhar. He was a regular contributor to now defunct literary journals like Dilruba, Samakal, and Saogat. His first published poem was Parbe Na. In 1964, he was the screenwriter, art director, and chief assistant director on the 1965 Bengali film Nadi O Nari (The River and the Women). He was also art director for the 1965 Urdu film Kaise Kahoon.[2]

Baseer was active in leftist politics during the 1950s and was sent to prison during erstwhile Pakistan government.[9]

In 1987, he received a fellowship from British Council to carry out research on folk and traditional art of Bangladesh. In 1988, he visited several museums in Delhi, Calcutta, Banaras and 3000 villages under nine districts of West Bengal — under the fellowship of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). His work Mudra O Shilalipir Aloke Banglar Habshi Sultan O Tothkalin Samaj was published in 2004. Several articles by Baseer were published in the Journal of the Numismatic Society of India.[8]

Death

Baseer died from Coronavirus infection in Dhaka on 15 August 2020, two days before his 88th birthday and several years after suffering a stroke.[10]

Awards

  • Prix National, Festival of Paintings, Cagnes-sur Mer, France (1973)[11]
  • Academy Award by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (1975)
  • Best Cover Design, National Book Centre, Dhaka (1976)
  • Ekushey Padak (1980)
  • Sultan Padak, Narail (2003)
  • Star Lifetime Award (2016)[8]
  • Independence Award (2019)

References

  1. ^ a b "Eminent artist Murtaja Baseer passes away". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  2. ^ a b "Murtaja Baseer turns 80". The Daily Star. August 18, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Daily Star honours 25 scholars, nation builders". The Daily Star. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  4. ^ Ahmed, Monwar (1993). Bhasha Andoloner Sochitro Dolil. Dhaka: Agamee Prokashani. pp. 90–91. ISBN 984-401-147-7.
  5. ^ "একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ" [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b Siddiqua, Fayeka (30 September 2016). "In Conversation with Murtaja Baseer". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Tale of a butterfly man: A conversation with Murtaza Bashir". The Daily Star. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  8. ^ a b c "Murtaja Baseer". The Daily Star. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Murtaja Baseer recalls the Language Movement". The Daily Star. February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "PM condoles death of Murtaja Baseer". The Independent (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  11. ^ "Murtaja Baseer". Bengal Foundation. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  • Murtaja Baseer at IMDb
  • Selim, Lala (2007). Cultural Survey of Bangladesh: Art and Crafts (First ed.). Bangladesh: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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