Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com
Today is the ninth anniversary of the death of acclaimed artist Qayyum Chowdhury.
Born on March 9, 1932 in Feni, Qayyum Chowdhury’s works delve deep into folk, rustic life and traditions. Fish, flowers, women, birds and greenery are recurring objects on his canvas.
He graduated from the Government Institute of Arts (now Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) in 1954 and joined there as a lecturer in 1957.
He worked at the then Pakistan Observer as chief artist. He went back to Dhaka Art College in 1965 and retired as a professor in 1994 but he kept teaching at Dhaka University until 2002.
Qayyum Chowdhury took part in the War of Independence in 1971.
He received Independence Award, Ekushey Padak, Sultan Padak, Sufia Kamal Award, Shaheed Altaf Mahmud Padak for his contribution to art.
He died on November 30, 2014.
