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Zainul Abedin

1914 - 1976

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Zainul Abedin (29 December 1914 – 28 May 1976), also known as Shilpacharya (Master of Art) was a Bangladeshi painter. He became well known in 1944 through his series of paintings depicting some of the great famines in Bengal during its British colonial period. After the Partition of Indian subcontinent he moved to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). In 1948, he helped to establish the Institute of Arts and Crafts (now Faculty of Fine Arts) at the University of Dhaka. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zainul Abedin is the 1,695th most popular painter (down from 1,635th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Bangladesh (up from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Bangladeshi Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Zainul Abedin ranks 1,695 out of 2,023. Before him are Alexander Kanoldt, Norah Borges, Martin Benka, Alfred Roller, Otto Sinding, and Basawan. After him are Constant Nieuwenhuys, Graham Sutherland, Ksenia Milicevic, Georg von Rosen, Alfred Manessier, and Zhou Fang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Zainul Abedin ranks 276. Before him are Henri Laborit, Leabua Jonathan, Fumio Hayasaka, William Castle, Krishan Chander, and Helen Johns. After him are Oscar Heisserer, Alan Bullock, Julio Caro Baroja, William Grut, Carlos Menditeguy, and Irmã Dulce. Among people deceased in 1976, Zainul Abedin ranks 184. Before him are Milena Rudnytska, Matthias Kaburek, Alfons Rebane, Tibor Csík, Saneatsu Mushanokōji, and Leopold Hofmann. After him are Kosta Tomašević, Fritz Rasp, Taos Amrouche, Abram Room, Jimmy Reed, and Ritwik Ghatak.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, Zainul Abedin ranks 35 out of 74. Before him are Taslima Nasrin (1962), Tajuddin Ahmad (1925), Kamini Roy (1864), Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926), Surya Sen (1894), and Fakhruddin Ahmed (1940). After him are Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918), Motiur Rahman Nizami (1943), Kalpana Datta (1913), Pritilata Waddedar (1911), Mrinal Sen (1923), and Ritwik Ghatak (1925).

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Among PAINTERS In Bangladesh

Among painters born in Bangladesh, Zainul Abedin ranks 1. 

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