| Folder No. 001- |
Assorted documents, pamphlets, booklets and periodicals |
| Folder No. 002 - |
Assorted art exhibition catalogues |
| Folder No. 003 - |
Documents related to Rabindranath Tagore's 1930 and 1932 painting exhibitions |
| Folder No. 004 - |
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| Folder No. 005 - |
Various exhibition catalogues |
| Folder No. 006 - |
Mukul Dey's memoirs |
| Folder No. 007 - |
Documents related to artist Sarada Ukil |
| Folder No. 008 - |
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| Folder No. 009 - |
Extremely rare catalogue of famous Tagore Collection of traditional Indian art and crafts |
| Folder No. 010 - |
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| Folder No. 011 - |
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| Folder No. 012 - |
Catalogues of Mukul Dey Collection of traditional and modern Indian art |
| Folder No. 013 - |
Bina Dey (1906 -1999) Manuscripts |
| Folder No. 014 - |
Papers related to literary, socio-cultural and religious activities at Government Art School, Calcutta in 1930s. |
| Folder No. 015 - |
Bina Dey Manuscripts. |
| Folder No. 016 - |
Papers related to Indira Debi Chaudhurani, b.1873-d.1960 |
| Folder No. 017 - |
Catalogues of Mukul Dey, W. Staite Murray, Tetsuro Sugimoto and Shantanu Ukil |
| Folder No. 018 - |
Rai Govind Chandra monograph |
| Folder No. 019 - |
Reviews and various newspaper clippings |
| Folder No. 020 - |
Assorted Bengali MSS of Mukul and Bina Dey |
| Folder No. 021 - |
Monograph on traditional Indian art by Abanindranath Tagore |
| Folder No. 022 - |
Documents related to Government Art School and Indian Museum, Calcutta |
| Folder No. 023 - |
Assorted Indian exhibition catalogues |
| Folder No. 024 - |
Assorted articles on Indian art and document on Maggs Bros. of London |
| Folder No. 025 - |
Nandalal Bose album |
| Folder No. 026 - |
Sittanavasal and Pudukkottai Papers |
| Folder No. 027 - |
Rathindranath Tagore Catalogue |
| Folder No. 028 - |
Image files of Rabindranath Tagore's 1916 trip to Japan |
| Folder No. 029 - |
Image files from Rabindranath Tagore, Pearson and Mukul Dey's USA trip, 1916-17 |
| Folder No. 030 - |
Photographs of Rabindranath Tagore, Mohit Chandra Sen, Nandalal Bose and Asit Kumar Haldar |
| Folder No. 031 - |
Jamini Roy Papers |
| Folder No. 032 - |
Chatterjee's Picture Albums |
| Folder No. 033 - |
Komagata Maru Papers |
| Folder No. 034 - |
My Pilgrimages to Ajanta and Bagh |
| Folder No. 035 - |
Articles related to Bagh Caves, India |
| Folder No. 036 - |
Paper related to Birbhum Terracottas |
| Folder No. 037 - |
Nandadulal De Papers |
| Folder No. 038 - |
Photographs of Abanindranath Tagore and Jorasanko House |
| Folder No. 039 - |
Artist Annoda Munshi Papers |
| Folder No. 040 - |
Shantanu Ukil Papers |
| Folder No. 041 - |
Government Art School, Calcutta |
Folder No. 001 (Yellow)
(contains various assorted documents, pamphlets, booklets and periodicals)
| 001/1 |
Catalogue of the Exhibition of The Royal Academy of Arts, London 1940. |
| 001/2 |
The Masterpieces of Jan Steen, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York. |
| 001/3 |
The Masterpieces of Michelangelo, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York. |
| 001/4 |
The Cathedrals of England and Wales, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York. |
| 001/5 |
Elisabeth Luther Cary, 'August Lepere', Frederick Keppel & Co., New York 1914. |
| 001/6 |
The Print Collector's Quarterly, Ed. A. H. Stubbs, Kansas City, Missouri, April 1938. |
| 001/7 |
Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Ethel Walker (1861-1951), The Arts Council 1952. |
| 001/8 |
Catalogue of the Sixty-fifth Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and.
Engravers, 1947. |
| 001/9 |
An Exhibition of Etchings, Dry-points & Lithographs by Whistler, The Arts Council 1954. |
| 001/10 |
George Besson, 'Masters of French Painting', The Pallas Gallery Ltd., London. |
| 001/11 |
Anthony Bertram, 'Jan Vermeer', The Studio Publications, London & New York 1948. |
| 001/12 |
Anthony Bertram, 'The Van Eycks: Hubert and Jan', The Studio Publications, London &
New York 1950. |
| 001/13 |
E. Duncan R.W.S., 'Vere Foster's Drawing Books (L1): Rustic Figures', Blackie & Son
Limited, London and Glasgow. |
| 001/14 |
Paul Gsell, 'Millet', John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London 1928. |
| 001/15 |
An Exhibition of Old Masters: Drawings from Chatsworth, The Arts Council of Great Britain
1949. |
| 001/16 |
Frederick Keppel, 'Sir Seymour Haden: Painter-Etcher', Frederick Keppel & Co., New York. |
| 001/17 |
An Exhibition of Reproductions: The Art of Drawing, The Arts Council 1948. |
| 001/18 |
Painting, Drawings and Sculptures: A Selection from the Arts Council Collection, The Arts
Council of Great Britain 1955. |
| 001/19 |
The Philadelphia Museum Bulletin, Vol. XXXVI, No. 192, January 1942. |
| 001/20 |
Bulletin: The Art Institute of Chicago, Vol. XLII, No. 5, September 15, 1948. |
| 001/21 |
Bulletin: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 1960. |
| 001/22 |
Eric Newton, 'The Penguin Modern Painters: Stanley Spencer', Penguin Books 1947. |
| 001/23 |
Catalogue (under revision) of the Fourteenth Exhibition at the Galleries of the Royal
Academy, 1928. The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. |
Folder No. 002 (Red)
(contains assorted art exhibition catalogues of various nature)
| 002/01 |
Album: First Annual Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta, Winter Season 1933-34. |
| 002/02 |
Some Notable Pictures of the Forty-sixth Annual Exhibition of the Bombay Art Society,
January 1937. |
| 002/03 |
Catalogue and Price List of Sixty-fifth Annual Exhibition of the Simla Fine Arts Society,
September 1937. |
| 002/04 |
Prospectus of the Fifth Annual Exhibition of Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta 1937-38. |
Folder No. 003 (Red)
(contains documents related to Rabindranath Tagore's 1930 and 1932 painting exhibitions)
| 003/01 |
Document titled: 'Paintings by Rabindranath Tagore: Foreign Comments', (c. 1930-31. -
Ed.). |
| 003/02 |
Document titled: 'Exhibition of Drawings Paintings Engravings Pottery and Leatherwork by
Sir Rabindranath Tagore, Government School of Art, 28 Chowringhee Road, Calcutta,
February 20-29, 1932. |
| 003/03 |
Monochrome photographs depicting Rabindranath Tagore working on his painting. Captioned:
' The brush replaces the pen: Poet at the house of Mr. Mukul Dey in Calcutta, 20 February,
1932'. |
| 003/04 |
1932 Thomas Cook & Son, Calcutta passbook belonging to Mukul Dey (The document proves
conclusively that 1932 exhibition of Rabindranath Tagore's paintings at Government Art School,
Calcutta was privately sponsored by Mukul Dey. -Ed). |
| 004/01 |
Catalogue titled: 'Sculptures by Sudhir R. Khastgir, Chandbagh, Dehradun, India 1946'.
(With Foreword by O. C. Gangoly and Introduction by Major Maurice W. Lee. Artists
autographed copy.-Ed.). |
| 004/02 |
Catalogue titled: 'Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Kripal Singh Shekhawat'.
(Sponsored by Aryavarta Sanskriti Sansad, Introduction by Nandalal Bose and Krishnadas of
Bharat Kala Bhavan, Kashi, 1949. -Ed.). |
Folder No. 005 (Deep Green)
(contains various exhibition catalogues)
| 005/01 |
Catalogue titled: 'Exhibition of Modern Japanese Drawings and Paintings'. (At Government
School of Art, 28 Chowringhee, Calcutta, 1931. Foreword by Mukul Dey. -Ed.). |
| 005/02 |
Document titled: 'Report of the Annual Exhibition. Government School of Art (Calcutta).
December 15, 1932 to January 1, 1933'. |
| 005/03 |
Catalogue of Twenty-sixth Annual Exhibition of Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta,
1934-35. Samavaya Mansions Suit No. 11, First Floor, Calcutta. |
| 005/04 |
Document titled: 'Catalogue of Japanese Paintings by Kosetsu Nosu of Tokyo Academy of Fine
Arts'. (At Government School of Art, 28 Chowringhee, Calcutta from March 1 - 5, 1936. Price 6
Annas. Preface by Kosetsu Nosu. -Ed.). |
| 005/05 |
Catalogue and Price List of Fifth Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture. Academy of Fine
Arts, 27 Chowringhee, Calcutta. December 1937. |
| 005/06 |
Catalogue and Price List titled: 'Orissa Arts and Industries Exhibition at Puri'. (At Puri Zilla
School Hall, June 3 - 11, 1933. Price One Anna. -Ed.). |
| 005/07 |
Catalogue of Bombay Art Society Annual Exhibition, 1939. |
| 005/08 |
Catalogue titled: ' Art in Industry Exhibition, Calcutta 1941'. (Sponsored by Burmah-Shell. -Ed.). |
| 005/09 |
Document titled: 'Report of the Bombay Art Society for the year commencing from 1st. March
1939 to 29th. February 1940'. |
| 005/10 |
Catalogue and Price List titled: 'The Exhibition of Mukul Dey Collection of Original Indian
Drawings Paintings Prints Etc. by Old and Modern Masters, 400 AD - 1946 AD'. (Exhibition
opened by H.E. Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore, Governor of Ceylon.
Venue: Ceylon Art Gallery,
Green Path, Colombo, February 6th. to 13th. 1946. Foreword by C. W. W. Kannangara. Price: One
Rupee. -Ed.). |
| 005/11 |
Catalogue and Price List of the Exhibition of Paintings Drawings Prints Etc. (Exhibition organized
under the auspices of Udyog Kala Pradarshini, Banares 1950. Foreword by Rai Govind Chandra.
-Ed.). |
| 005/12 |
Catalogue and Price List titled: 'Contemporary Indonesian Painting'. (Organized by Indian
National Theatre, Allahabad and Kanpur 1951. Foreword by Kumar Sangram Singh and History
of the Indonesian Art by Dr. Dharamvir Bharti. The catalogue provides comprehensive
biographical notes on: Affendi, Sudibio, Kusnadi, Sosongko, Trubus, Hendra, Sudarso, Sudiardjo,
Suromo, R. M. Subanto, S. Hadi, Basuki Resobowo, O. Effendi and S. Sudjojono. -Ed.). |
| 005/13 |
Catalogue and Price List of Indian Exhibition at Singapore 1948. Catalogue of Drawings and
Paintings from Bengal 1900-1948. (Foreword by Karunaketan Sen and Notes on drawings and
paintings from Bengal by Atul Bose, Principal, Government School of Art, Calcutta.-Ed.). |
| 005/14 |
Catalogue of the exhibition titled: 'Art of India, Boise, Idaho 1954'. (Under the auspices of Boise
Art Association and was organized by Mukul Dey from his personal collection.-Ed.). |
| 005/15 |
Catalogue of Annual Exhibition of Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta 1954-1955. |
| 005/16 |
Catalogue of Twenty-fourth All India Fine Art Exhibition of All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society,
New Delhi 1954. |
| 005/17 |
Document titled: 'War-Fund Art Exhibition / Bengal / Illustrated Catalogue / December 12, 1939 /
Government School of Art / 28, Chowringhee Road / Calcutta'. |
| 005/18 |
Document titled: 'National Exhibition of Art / 1956 / Lalit Kala Akademi / Jaipur House / New
Delhi'. |
| 005/19 |
Document titled: 'Second Exhibition of Water Colour Painters / September 28 to October 7, 1961 /
All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society / New Delhi'. (Illustrated catalogue and Price List of the
artists: Narain Acharya, Aditya Swaroop Bhatnagar, Surinder Singh Chadha, Jagmohan Chopra,
Dilip Dasgupta, Jiten De, Hariram Hiranandani, Biswanath Mukherji, Ramnath Pasricha, R.
Sarangan, Om Prakash Sharma and Shantanu Ukil.-Ed.). |
| 005/20 |
Document titled: 'Red Cross Centenary Exhibition'. (Illustrated catalogue and Price List, October
1963.-Ed.). |
| 005/21 |
Document titled: 'National Exhibition of Art / Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings and
Graphics / 1965 / Lalit Kala Gallery / New Delhi'. |
Folder No. 006 (Deep Green)
(Mukul Dey's memoirs)
| 006/01 |
Document titled: 'My Reminiscences'. (Author: Mukul Dey, April 20, 1938, Calcutta. Author's
original autographed copy.-Ed.). |
Folder No. 007 (Deep Green)
(contains documents related to artist Sarada Ukil)
| 007/01 |
Twenty-four colour reproductions of the paintings by Sarada Ukil. (Printed by U. Ray & Sons and
Bharatvarsha Halftone and Printing Works, Calcutta.-Ed.). |
| 007/02 |
Sir William Rothenstein's letter to Sarada Ukil. |
| 007/03 |
Catalogue of Sarada Ukil Centenary Exhibition at National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
1990. |
Folder No. 008 (Light Blue)
| 008/01 |
Document titled: 'Composition: A Series of Exercises Selected from a New System of Art
Education'. (Author: Arthur W. Dow, Instructor in Art at Pratt Institute and at Art Student's
League, New York 1900. -Ed.). |
Folder 009 (Deep Green)
(extremely rare catalogue of famous Tagore Collection of traditional Indian art and crafts)
| 009/01 |
Document titled: 'Tagore Collection Catalogue' (Original printed catalogue. Prepared by Ananda
K. Coomaraswamy and Nandalal Bose at No. 5 Prince Dwarkanath Tagore Lane, Jorasanko,
Calcutta-c. 1909-1910. Provides a detailed description of the famous Indian Art collection
created by Gagonendranath Tagore, Samarendranath Tagore and Abanindranath Tagore. -Ed.). |
| 009/02 |
A set of two rare photographs recording the demolition of No. 5 Prince Dwarkanath Tagore Lane,
Calcutta -the ancestral home of Gagonendranath, Samarendranath and Abanindranath Tagore, in
March 1949. |
Folder No. 010 (Deep Green)
| 010/01 |
Document titled: 'The Indian Society of Oriental Art / Report for 1921' (List of members along
with addresses, statement of accounts, rules and list of ISOA publications and their prices. The
publications were mostly fine Japanese 'Kokka' woodblock prints of the original paintings by Abanindranath Tagore, Surendranath Ganguly, Nandalal Bose and other rare Mughal and Rajput
Miniatures. -Ed.). |
| 011/01 |
A set of 14 monochrome photographs recording Mukul Dey / family and artist Samar Ghose's
trip to New Delhi to meet artist Sarada Ukil / family. |
Folder No. 012 (Deep Green)
(contains catalogues of Mukul Dey Collection of traditional and modern Indian art)
| 012/01 |
Document titled: 'Mukul Dey Collection of Original Indian Paintings, Drawings, Tracings,
Calligraphy, Designs, Prints Etc. / by Unknown Old Masters of Rajput, Moghul and Kangra
(Pahari) Schools (Between 16th. and 19th. Century A.D.) / June 17, 1944 / Mukul Dey Art Gallery,
"Kalika", Santiniketan, Bengal'. (The document describes and lists a total of 441 individual works
by old masters. -Ed.). |
| 012/02 |
Document titled: 'Original Water Colour and Tempera Paintings by Mukul Dey'. (The document
describes and lists 15 large paintings by Mukul Dey. -Ed.). |
| 012/03 |
Document titled: 'Original Drypoints of Different Subjects by Mukul Dey / All impressions
printed by the artist and signed. From 1916 to 1939'. (The document lists 77 works. -Ed.). |
| 012/04 |
Document titled: 'Original Drypoint Portraits (1916-1938) by Mukul Dey / All the impressions are
printed by the Artist and all the proofs are signed'. (The document lists 56 works. -Ed.). |
| 012/05 |
Document titled: 'Original Portrait Drawings (Chalk, Pencil etc.) 1916-1938 by Mukul Dey /
Many autographed by the 'sitter' and all signed by the artist'. (The document lists 114 works. -
Ed.). |
| 012/06 |
Document titled: 'List of Modern Indian Original Paintings in the Private Collection of Mukul Dey
by Late Gagonendranath Tagore (1867-1938)'. (The document describes and records expected
prices for 79 works by Gagonendranath Tagore. -Ed.). |
| 012/07 |
Document titled: 'Mukul Dey Art Gallery / Mukul Dey Collection / of / Original Water & Oil
Colour Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Etchings, Palm-impressions, Prints Etc. / by / Dr.
Abanindranath Tagore, D. Litt., C.I.E., / (Zemindar, Artist, Author, Founder of Modern Bengal
School of Painting from 1900 A.D.) / Born: August 7, 1871'. (The document lists and describes
No.s 1-34 original paintings; No.s 35-86 original drawings in pen-n-ink, pencil and chalk; No.s
87-90 original etchings/drypoints and original zinc & copper plates; No.s 91-96 original
lithographs; No. 97 original hand-coloured book illustrations; No.s 98-99 several hundred signed
rare coloured reproductions and photographs etc.; No.s 100-102 seven palm-impressions of
Abanindranath Tagore. The document dated August 7, 1946. -Ed.). |
| 012/08 |
Document titled: 'Mukul Dey Collection / Folk Art of Bengal / Original Kalighat Pats, Drawings
& Paintings / Old Masters of 19th. Century A.D.'. (The document catalogues 172 works in this
category and records that in the entire collection there are 451 individual drawings & paintings
executed by various hands such as Kanai Lal Ghosh, Kali Charan Ghosh, Nibaran Charan Ghosh,
and Indra Narayan Ghosh; and, the following lady artists: Pramada Mayi Dasi, Kamini Dasi,
Promada Kumuda Dasi and Kadambini Dasi. -Ed.). |
| 012/09 |
Document titled: 'Ajanta, Bagh, Ceylon and Other Frescoe Facsimile Copies by Mukul Dey'.
(The document lists 12 large copies finished in watercolour. -Ed.). |
| 012/10 |
Document titled: 'Discovery of Neglected Hindu Art of Bengal / by / Mukul Dey /
"CHITRALEKHA", Santiniketan, West Bengal / September 13, 1949'. (In this monograph, author
Mukul Dey narrates in first-person his pioneer photo-documentation project on Birbhum terracotta
temples, and the hardships involved therein. He records his plan to process his exposed films on
location to cut the excessive expenditure on a repeat visit. A very interesting and informative
reading. -Ed.). |
| 012/11 |
Document titled: 'Original Paintings, Drawings & Lithographs by Gagonendranath Tagore /
Collection of Shrimati Manjari Ukil'. (Lists an assortment of 29 original works and lithographs.-
Ed.). |
| 012/12 |
Document titled: 'Mukul Dey Art Gallery / Mukul Dey Collection of Original Paintings Drawings Etchings Palm-impressions Prints Etc. / by / Dr. Rabindranath Tagore / (Zemindar, Poet, Founder
of Santiniketan School and Visva-Bharati) / Born: May 6, 1861-Died: August 7, 1941'.
(Catalogue and price list dated July 23, 1945. Lists No.s 1 - 11 paintings, No.s 12 - 24 drawings,
No.s 25 - 30 etchings and original copper-plates, No.s 31 -32 original lithographs, No.s 33 -35
original woodcuts, No. 36 palm-impressions, No. 37 sixteen poems in Tagore's running Bengali
script printed in lithographic process, No. 38 an autograph of Rabindranath Tagore on gold, No. 39
MSS of original poems by Rabindranath Tagore, No. 40 various seals of Tagore, No. 41 three
signed addresses of 1932 Calcutta exhibition by Tagore, No. 42 1932 exhibition catalogues signed
by artist Rabindranath Tagore, No. 43 various photographs of Rabindranath Tagore and No. 44
Rabindranath's own leather portfolio for drawings, paintings etc., which the Poet had carried with
him during his foreign tours between 1928 -1931.-Ed.). |
| 012/13 |
Document titled: 'Mukul Dey Collection of / Original Drawings / by / Jyotirindranath Tagore /
(Zemindar-Artist, Bengal School) / Born: May 3, 1849 -Died: March 4, 1925'. (Catalogue and
price list dated May 3, 1944. The catalogue lists a total of 1572 original works by Jyotirindranath
Tagore executed between 1870 and 1925. In the Introduction Mukul Dey wrote: "A considerable
number of original pencil drawings are in this collection…Most of the drawings are dated and
autographed by the sitters…these remarkable, delicate and unique portrait drawings should be
regarded as a national art treasure of India and carefully preserved and studied." Incidentally, it
was Jyotirindranath, who was one of the earliest inspirations of Rabindranath Tagore in his artistic
efforts…unfortunately, however, this sensitive artist remains yet undiscovered by the Indian art
lovers. During early 1950s this massive collection of original Jyotirindranath Tagore drawings
were sold to Rabindra Bharati of Calcutta…where these were left to rot for next fifty years. This
document apart there are no comprehensive catalogue of Jyotirindranath Tagore's works.-Ed.). |
Folder No. 013 (Yellow)
Bina Dey (1906 -1999) Manuscripts
| 013/01 |
Document titled: 'Porichoy'. (MSS of reminiscences of Bina Dey…artist Mukul Dey's wife.
Chronology: 1983 and early 1990s. - Ed.). |
| 013/02 |
Document titled: 'Porichoy'. (MSS of reminiscences of Bina Dey about Prof. Kazuo Azuma
during early 1970s in Santiniketan, India. Details of the interaction between Mukul Dey and Kazuo
Azuma are recorded in this document. MSS dated February 24, 1996.-Ed.). |
| 013/03 |
Document titled: 'Karmajogi Mukul Der Karmakshetre Dash Bachhor'. (Reminiscences of Bina
Dey about life and times at Government School of Art, Calcutta c.1932 - 1942/43. MSS 1 -102
pages. All the above MSS are in Bengali script.-Ed.). |
Folder No. 014 (Light Blue)
Papers related to literary, socio-cultural and religious activities at Government Art School, Calcutta in 1930s.
| 014/01 |
Document titled: 'Our Magazine'. (The art school student's magazine is found without its
front/rear cover. Hence it is difficult to ascertain its year of publication. From the contents it is
inferred that this was published sometimes in 1933. It contains a valuable detailed report on
Japanese artist Kosetsu Nosu and his assistant Kisho (Shikow ?) Kawai, and their reception at
Nippon Club, 225 Lower Circular Road, Calcutta on December 12, 1932. Rabindranath Tagore
presided.-Ed.). |
| 014/02 |
Document in Bengali titled: "Kochi-Samsad" (A drama by Rajshekhar Basu "Parashuram" in
vernacular Bengali-a drama handbill dated September, 1929.-Ed.) |
| 014/03 |
Document titled: "Our Magazine", Vol. 3, No. 1, May 1934. |
| 014/04 |
Document in vernacular Bengali, titled: "Manoshi-o-Marmobani", January, 1930. (A detailed
report about the celebration of Saraswati Puja at the premises of Government Art School, in the
presence of Percy Brown, Mukul Dey and Ramendranath Chakravorty.-Ed.) |
| 014/05 |
Two b/w photographs depicting women's and men's department at Government Art School, Calcutta 1942. |
| 014/06 |
Document in Bengali titled: "Shilpacharya Srijukta Abanindranath Thakur Mahashayer
Ekasaptatitama Janmomahotsava" (Programme of the seventy-first birth anniversary of
Abanindranath Tagore at Government Art School, Calcutta 1942. -Ed.) |
Folder No. 015 (Yellow) *
* Bina Dey Manuscripts. All files in Bengali language and script. -Ed.
| 015/01 |
'Smriticharan' (Reminiscence on Rabindranath Tagore. Undated. Pages 1-11. -Ed.) |
| 015/02 |
'Bangladesh' (Reminiscence. Dated December 1, 1989. Pages 1-9 recto-verso. Unfinished. -Ed.) |
| 015/03 |
'Srijukta Indira Debi Smarane' (Reminiscence on Indira Debi Chaudhurani. Dated August 12,
1976. Pages 1-3 recto-verso. -Ed.) |
| 015/04 |
'Chalar Pathey Ichchhashakti' (Reminiscence about author's life in rural Birbhum/ Santhal
Parganas, India in early 1920s. Dated August 31, 1976. Pages 1-9. -Ed.) |
| 015/05 |
'Indira Debir Antorangata' (Reminiscence on Indira Debi Chaudhurani. Undated. Pages 1-7 recto-
verso.-Ed.) |
| 015/06 |
'Chunuri Bou' (Reminiscence about a rural/suburban married Indian woman who was forced to be
transformed into a sex-worker at Ram Bagan, Calcutta during early 1920s. Dated November 10,
1990. Pages 1-21.-Ed.) |
| 015/07 |
'Khyapada' (Reminiscence about an unknown and unsung Indian Congress worker of Birbhum,
India during Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's Non-cooperation Movement against the British
Raj. Undated. Pages 1-8. -Ed.) |
| 015/08 |
'Shraddhayeya Indira Debi Smarane' (Reminiscence on Indira Debi Chaudhurani. Undated.
Pages 1-2. -Ed.) |
| 015/09 |
'Raja Ram Mohun Roy' (Undated. Pages 1-13. -Ed.) |
| 015/10 |
'Narijatir Kalyane Ram Mohun' (Ram Mohun Roy and women's emancipation. Unfinished.
Undated. Pages 1-3. -Ed.) |
| 015/11 |
'Shohure-O-Parageye' (A composition on Nabanno or the traditional Bengali celebration of new harvest during the month of Poush. Dated December 14, 1994. Pages 1-9.-Ed.) |
| 015/12 |
'Amrito-sagar Abanindranath' (Reminiscence on Abanindranath Tagore. Dated August 7, 1971.
Pages 1-10.-Ed.) |
| 015/13 |
'Bhadur Gaan' (Reminiscence about the traditional rural Bengal performing artists, who perform
during the month of Bhadra or August-September each year. In their songs they always highlight
various aspects social injustices and seek their remedy from a kind and benevolent princess called
Bhadu. Dated August 30, 1995. Pages 1-13.-Ed.) |
| 015/14 |
'Monar Peyara Para' (A true childhood anecdote on artist Mukul Dey. Undated. Pages 1-10.-Ed.) |
| 015/15 |
'Moner Kathar Chithi' (Two poems composed in USA…c.1953. Pages 1-4.-Ed.) |
Folder No. 016 (Yellow)
Papers related to Indira Debi Chaudhurani, b.1873-d.1960
| 016/01 |
Document titled: 'Ashirvad' (MSS verse in Bengali by Indira Debi Chaudhurani, presented to
Manjari Dey as her birthday greetings. Dated June 17, 1950-Ed.) |
| 016/02 |
Indira Debi Chaudhurani Centenary commemorative monograph. Published from Sangeet-
Shikshayatan, 103 A-C Ballygunge Place, Calcutta-19. |
| 016/03 |
The commemorative monograph issued on the occasion of the funeral service of Indira Debi
Chaudhurani at Santiniketan Ashrama, 1960. |
| 016/04 |
Document titled: 'Gharoa' (Periodical in Bengali language and script issued by Alapini Mahila
Samiti of Santiniketan, India. Special Indira Debi Chaudhurani Number-Ed.) |
| 016/05 |
Document titled: 'Mahila-Mahal' (Periodical in Bengali language and script. Special issue on
Indira Debi Chaudhurani on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore's centenary year, 1961-Ed.) |
| 016/06 |
Document titled: 'Mahila-Mahal' (Two issues of the same periodical with published letters of
Bina Dey to Indira Debi Chaudhurani from USA, 1954-Ed.) |
Folder No. 017 (Light Blue)
Catalogues of Mukul Dey, W. Staite Murray, Tetsuro Sugimoto and Shantanu Ukil
| 017/01 |
Document titled: 'Exhibition of Drypoints and Drawings by Mukul Dey / Drypoints by W. Staite
Murray / October 1 to October 17, 1927 / "Studio", 12 Relton Mews, Cheval Place, Knightsbridge,
London SW 7' (Exhibition catalogue and price list of Dey and Staite Murray's 1927 exhibition in
London. Foreword by Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings, British Museum-Ed) |
| 017/02 |
Document titled: ' Exhibition of Etchings and Drawings by Mukul Dey, Associate Royal College
of Art, London / Member Chicago Society of Etchers / From February 27 to March 4, 1928 / 10
a.m to 7 p.m / Indian Society of Oriental Art / Samavaya Mansions, Calcutta' (The catalogue of
Mukul Dey's first one-man show in India. Foreword by O.C. Gangoly, Editor "Rupam" and Vice-
President of Indian Society of Oriental Art. The document reprints Campbell Dodgson's foreword
to 1927 exhibition catalogue; October 4, 1927 London Times review of Dey's 1927 exhibition;
a part of Laurence Binyon's Introduction to Dey's My Pilgrimages to Ajanta and Bagh, Thornton
Butterworth 1925; Sir John Woodroffe's Introduction to Dey's Twelve Portraits, 1917 and a
resume on Mukul Dey by Prof. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Khaira Professor of Linguistics at Calcutta
University-Ed.) |
| 017/03 |
Document titled: 'Catalogue / of / Exhibition of Paintings / by / Tetsuro Sugimoto and Mukul Dey
/ 9 Camac Street, Calcutta / Sunday February 24, Monday 25, Tuesday 26, 1952'. (The catalogue
lists 17 paintings by the Japanese painter Tetsuro Sugimoto and 19 paintings and drawings by
Mukul Dey-Ed.) |
| 017/04 |
The invitation card of Sugimoto and Dey's 1952 Calcutta exhibition. (The document records
detailed biographical sketches of Tetsuro Sugimoto and Mukul Dey-Ed.). |
| 017/05 |
Document titled: 'Catalogue of the Exhibition / Copies of Ancient Wall-paintings from Sigiriya
in Ceylon and Sittanavasal in South India / Original Paintings, Portrait Drawings, Drypoints,
Photographs and Rubbings of Temple Terracottas by Mukul Dey'. (Undated document of
c.1953-Ed.) |
| 017/06 |
Document titled: 'Catalogue of the Exhibition / Paintings, Drypoints and Drawings by Mukul Dey
/ The College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho, USA / The Department of Art / Commons Building /
February 21 to February 28, 1954'. |
| 017/07 |
Document titled: 'Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Drypoints / by / Shantanu Ukil and
Mukul Dey / at / The Bolpur Girls' School / Saturday June 1 to Monday June 3, 1957'. (Catalogue
And price list of the exhibits-Ed.) |
| 017/08 |
Document titled: 'Exhibition of Original Paintings, Drypoints, Drawings and Copies of Famous
Indian and Ceylonese Frescoes by Mukul Dey / Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, South
Kensington SW 7 / January 8th until January 31st 1960'. (Illustrated catalogue and price list with
an Introduction by Basil Grey, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at British Museum. The exhibition
was organised under the auspices of Royal India Pakistan and Ceylon Society-Ed.) |
| 017/09 |
Document titled: 'Catalogue / Exhibition of Paintings and Drypoints by Mukul Dey / under the
joint auspices of / Hindi Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur / & / Rajasthan Lalit Kala
Akademi, Jaipur 1963'. |
| 017/10 |
Document titled: 'Prospectus for a New Unique Publication / Only 74 copies will be available in
the world / Patron: Dr. Zakir Husain, Bharat Ratna, the Vice-President of India, New Delhi / For
obtaining of Final Proof Impressions / and / Publication of Forthcoming First Volume of
Indian Life and Legends from the series of Drypoints made on Copperplates / by / Mukul Dey'.
(Undated document of c.1966. The artist/author Mukul Dey provides a detailed and meticulous
printmaking plan for his original and signed drypoint/etching album Indian Life and Legends.
The artist could publish the album only in 1974 after suffering many hardships-Ed.) |
| 017/11 |
Document titled: 'Galeria / in / Co-operation with Marsh Pitman / Presents Etchings by Mukul
Chandra Dey / July 26 - 28, 1976'. (The document declares: "Proceeds from this exhibition will
be sent to the artist to enable him to have printed his remaining unpublished plates". In the
document Marsh Pitman quotes Dey on the topic of alleged "murder" of Rathindranath Tagore,
poet Rabindranath Tagore's son, by his "lover-woman" in Dehradun, India 1961-Ed.) |
| 017/12 |
Document titled: 'List of Professor Mukul Chandra Dey's Drypoints and Etchings for Sale'.
(Exhibition organised by Knut Vollebaek of Royal Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi and Shantanu
Ukil, 1977. Catalogue and price list-Ed.) |
| 017/13 |
Document titled: 'Mukul Chandra Dey / Exhibition of 30 Works Prints and Drawings at Kala-
Bhavan, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan 1979'. (The cover of the document in monochrome is
tastefully decorated with multiple images of a seal that Rabindranath Tagore had designed for
Mukul Dey-Ed.) |
| 017/14 |
Document titled: 'Catalogue of Paintings Etchings and Drawings / by / Mukul Dey / Exhibition at
"Kalika Chitrashala", Santiniketan, West Bengal, India / Opened on: December 23, 1982
onwards'. (Catalogue and price list of the last exhibition that artist Mukul Dey ever had in his
lifetime. The exhibition included a few works by Bina Dey and Shantanu Ukil as well. The aged
artist was assisted by Izumi Hayashi, Manjari Ukil, Keisuke Inano, Shivashri and Satyasri Ukil to
organise his last show-Ed.) |
Folder No. 018 (Deep Purple )
Rai Govind Chandra monograph
| 018/01 |
Document titled: 'Sri Mukul Dey's Art / Rai Govind Chandra / Published by Kashi Mudralaya,
Bisheswarganj, Banaras / December 1950'. (The edition was limited to 300 copies only-Ed.) |
Folder No. 019 (Light Blue )
Reviews and various newspaper clippings
| 019/01 |
An undated newspaper-clipping photo depicting artist Mukul Dey working on a portrait of
"Pussyfoot" Johnson from life. London c.1923. |
| 019/02 |
The Illustrated London News, May 30, 1925. Review titled: 'One Night's Entertainment / Art and
Decay of Ajanta'. (Book review of My Pilgrimages to Ajanta and Bagh by Mukul Chandra Dey
and published simultaneously by Thornton Butterworth, London and George Doran, New York
in 1925-Ed.) |
| 019/03 |
Two illustrated announcement handbills about the publication of Mukul Dey's drypoint-etching
The Sacred Tree jointly by P & D Colnaghi, 144 New Bond Street, W1 and Mukul Dey at 12
Relton Mews, London SW 7, c.1927. |
| 019/04 |
Newspaper-clipping from The Englishman, dated Monday February 27, 1928. The report titled:
'Indian Artist's Romance / The Adventurous Career of Mukul Dey / Bengal's Pioneer Painter-
Etcher'. |
| 019/05 |
Clipping from 'Atmashakti', a Bengali vernacular newspaper run by Forward Publishing Ltd.,
Calcutta dated March 9, 1928. The feature is titled: 'Mukul Chandrer Rupayatan' by Nihar
Ranjan Ray. (A detailed review of Mukul Dey and his art by one of the foremost exponents of
modern Indian historians-Ed.) |
| 019/06 |
The Statesman, Thursday, December 20, 1928. Report titled: 'Calcutta School of Art / First
Exhibition / Promising Work of Students'. (An important document, which yet again proves that
some of the British "imperialists" were indeed great patrons of Indian art traditions. Principal
Mukul Dey's initiative to revive the Indian Art Section at the Government Art School, Calcutta
was appreciated by Lady Jackson, who opened the show. The report highlights the names of
many promising art students as well-Ed.) |
| 019/07 |
The New Orissa, Saturday, June 17, 1933. Report titled: 'The Orissa Fine Arts Exhibition'. (An
adverse criticism on Mukul Dey for the way he managed the show-Ed.) |
| 019/08 |
Unidentified newspaper clipping, dated December 20, 1933. Report titled: 'Government School of
Art / Splendid Annual Show / A Galaxy of Fine Paintings'. |
| 019/09 |
Unidentified newspaper clipping. Report titled: 'Exhibition Opening Ceremony / Six Hundred
Exhibits from Master-Craftsmen'. (A review of War Fund Exhibition organised at Government
Art School, Calcutta in 1939-Ed.) |
| 019/10 |
The Statesman, Friday, February 28, 1941. Report titled: 'Art in Industry Exhibition / Premier's
Speech'. (An extremely important report on the speech by A. K. Fazlul Huq, the Premier of
Bengal on the concept of the utilization of the artistic talent for the growth of Indian industry-
Ed.) |
| 019/11 |
The Coyote, College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho c.1953. Report titled: 'Fulbright Scholar Dey
Brings East to College' by Herb Evans. (The report carries a photo-illustration of terracotta
temples of village Kalikapur near Moukhira in Birbhum-Barddhaman border in West Bengal,
India-Ed.) |
| 019/12 |
The Statesman, May 6, 1956. Letter to the Editor titled: 'India's National Gallery / Defects that
Need Correction' from Buddhadeva Bose, Calcutta. |
| 019/13 |
Report titled: 'Santiniketan Pilgrimage' by Pyarelal, dated Saturday, December 29, 1945. (A report
on M. K. Gandhi's visit to Rabindranath Tagore's university at Santiniketan and his subsequent
visit to artist Mukul Dey's residence "Chitralekha" and art gallery "Kalika"-Ed.) |
| 019/14 |
Visva-Bharati News, Vol. XX, No.4-5, October-November 1951, pp.44-45. (A report on Mukul
Dey's Lecture-cum-Exhibition at Cheena-Bhavana on temple terracottas of Birbhum-Ed) |
| 019/15 |
Hindustan Standard, Delhi, Thursday, December 2, 1954. Report titled: 'Exhibition of Mukul
Dey's works today' |
Folder No. 020 (Yellow)
Assorted Bengali MSS of Mukul and Bina Dey
| 020/01 |
Document titled: 'Karmabeer Mukul Der Karmajibon' by Bina Dey. (MSS in Bengali. Pages 1-31.
Dated March 15, 1991. Reminiscence about Mukul Dey's tenure at Government Art School,
Calcutta, c.1932-1943-Ed.) |
| 020/02 |
Document titled: 'Kobir Larai' by Bina Dey. (MSS in Bengali. Pages 1-16. Dated January 31,
1996. Reminiscence about author's childhood in Jessore when in playful competition they used to
compose rhyming verses to settle their mock disputes. The memory is juxtaposed in this write-up
against the anecdotes of an early 1950s trip to 'Bhim-bandh' hot springs in Monghyr hills in
company of Rathindranath Tagore, Surendranath Kar, Alokendranath Tagore, Prof. P. C. Bagchi,
Subirendranath Tagore, Birendra Mohan Sen and Dr. Sachin Mukherji. Provides a rare glimpse of
bygone era of Santiniketan society, when people lived there in harmony of an extended family-
Ed.) |
| 020/03 |
Document titled; 'Bondhu William Pearson' by Mukul Dey. (Reminiscences of Mukul Dey about
his friend and well-wisher William W. Pearson. Provides interesting insights into Rabindranath
Tagore's first trip to Japan in 1916 and his meeting with Japanese imperialists there. Carbon-copy
of a MSS in Bengali prepared by Bina Dey. Pages 1-28. Undated early 1980s document-Ed.) |
| 020/04 |
Document titled: 'Gurudeber Ramgarh Bangloy' by Mukul Dey. (Reminiscence in Bengali about
author's trip to Ramgarh, Kumaon Hills with Rabindranath Tagore, Rathindranath Tagore and
Pratima Devi, c.1913-1914. Published in Bengali literary periodical Katha Sahitya, pp. 307-312,
November-December 1961-Ed.) |
| 020/05 |
Document titled: 'Pondicherite Sri Aurobindo Darshan' by Mukul Dey. (MSS of a reminiscence
in Bengali about author's trip to Pondicherry in 1919 to do a portrait of Aurobindo Ghosh on a
special request from Annie Besant. Pages 1-6. Undated document-Ed.) |
| 020/06 |
Document titled: 'Shilpacharya Srijukta Abanindranath Thakur' by Mukul Dey. (An article in
Bengali on Abanindranath Tagore. Published in Bengali literary periodical Bharavarsha, October-
November 1941-Ed.) |
Folder No. 021 (Light Blue)
Monograph on traditional Indian art by Abanindranath Tagore
| 021/01 |
Document titled: 'Some Notes on Indian Artistic Anatomy' by Abanindranath Tagore. (Foreword
by O. C. Gangoly, Indian Society of Oriental Art, 7 Old Post Office Street, Calcutta. March 1914.
Published by Gagonendranath Tagore and C. W. E. Cotton, ICS, Joint Honorary Secretaries of
Indian Society of Oriental Art at Suite 12, Samavaya Mansions, Calcutta. Printer: S. C. Majumdar
At Sri Gouranga Press, 71/1 Mirzapur Street, Calcutta. Monograph dedicated to E. B. Havell-
Ed.) |
Folder No. 022 (Yellow)
Documents related to Government Art School and Indian Museum, Calcutta
| 022/01 |
Document titled: 'Annual Report on the Working of the Art Section and Government Art Gallery
of the Indian Museum, Calcutta for 1928-1929'. |
| 022/02 |
Document titled: 'Report on the Working of the Art Section and Art Gallery of the Indian
Museum, Calcutta for the year 1929-1930'. |
| 022/03 |
Document titled: 'Report on the Working of the Art Section and Art Gallery of the Indian
Museum, Calcutta for the year 1933-1934'. |
| 022/04 |
Document titled: 'Report on the Working of the Art Section and Art Gallery of the Indian
Museum, Calcutta for the year 1934-1935'. |
| 022/05 |
Document titled: 'Quinquennial Report of the Government School of Art, Calcutta for the years
1927-1932'. |
| 022/06 |
Document titled: 'Quinquennial Report of the Government School of Art, Calcutta for the years
1932-1937'. |
Folder No. 023 (Yellow)
Assorted Indian exhibition catalogues
| 023/01 |
Document titled: '2500th Buddha Jayanti Celebration 1956 / Exhibition of Buddhist Art /
Organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi'. (Introduction by C. Sivaramamurti. Dated
October 17, 1956-Ed.) |
| 023/02 |
Document titled: 'National Exhibition of Art, 1956 / Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur House /
New Delhi'. |
| 023/03 |
Document titled: 'National Exhibition of Art, 1960 / Lalit Kala Akademi / National Academy of
Art / Jaipur House / New Delhi'. |
Folder No. 024 (Yellow)
Assorted articles on Indian art and document on Maggs Bros. of London
| 024/01 |
Document titled: 'Papers of the Society of Painters in Tempera 1901-1907'. (Edited by Christiana
J. Herringham. Printed from Women's Printing Society Ltd., Whitcomb Street, London for private
circulation. It provides informative insight into the technical background of Herringham and
Dorothy Larcher's historic expedition to Ajanta to execute copies of ancient Indian cave
frescoes-Ed.) |
| 024/02 |
Document titled: 'A Tibetan Banner / James H. Cousins / Ganesh & Co., Madras, 1926'.
(Describes a Tibetan thanka painting and its wisdom in verse for the 'remarkable American girl-
poet Miss Nathalia Crane' in Kalimpong, 1926-Ed.) |
| 024/03 |
Document titled: 'Indo-Portuguese Embroideries of Bengal' by John Irwin. (Reprint from Art and
Letters: Journal of the Royal India Pakistan and Ceylon Society, vol. XXVI, No.2, 1952-Ed.) |
| 024/04 |
Document titled: 'The Hamsesvari Temple of Vamsa-Bati' by Manjari Ukil. (Pages 44-45 from Roopa-Lekha, New Delhi. Early 1970s. The author was a scholar of Ancient Indian History and
Culture, and had taught at University of Delhi and Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan-Ed.) |
| 024/05 |
Document titled: 'The House of Maggs / Founded 1855 / Issued with the Compliments of Maggs
Bros. Ltd., 1939'. (The monograph on the history of Maggs Bros. of London was published on the
occasion of their premises being shifted to 50 Berkley Square from 34 &35 Conduit Street,
London-Ed.) |
Folder No. 025 (Yellow)
Nandalal Bose album
| 025/01 |
Document titled: 'Rupavali / Nandalal Bose / Part I, Vol. II / Second Edition /Chuckervertty,
Chatterjee & Co. Ltd. / 15, College Square, Calcutta / Published by / Biswarup Bose / Kala-
Bhavan, Santiniketan, Birbhum / 1939 / Annas Twelve'. (An album of traditional drawings-Ed.) |
Folder No. 026 (Yellow)
Sittanavasal and Pudukkottai Papers
| 026/01 |
Document titled: 'Sittanavasal 1930-1949'. (The file contains a total of 67 pages assorted papers,
newspaper-clippings and correspondences exchanged between Mukul Dey and erstwhile
Pudukkottai State regarding ancient Sittanavasal frescoes. Contains one colour reproduction of a
copy of Sittanavasal fresco done by Mukul Dey; and, several old monochrome photographs of
Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka, where Mukul Dey had worked as well. A fascinating document to go
through, which is no short of an adventure and romance of a modern Indian artist in search of his
traditional cultural roots-Ed.) |
Folder No. 027 (Deep Blue)
Rathindranath Tagore Catalogue
| 027/01 |
Document titled: 'Exhibition / Paintings Woodwork by Rathindranath Tagore'. (Undated
exhibition catalogue. Contains three colour reproductions and three monochrome plates of the
artist's works. Introduction by Stella Kramrisch. Published by Rathindranath Tagore, Santiniketan.
Printed by P. C. Ray at Sri Gouranga Press, 5 Chintamoni Das Lane, Calcutta. c.1947-Ed.) |
Folder No. 028 (Deep Blue)
Image files of Rabindranath Tagore's 1916 trip to Japan
| 028/01 |
Rangoon-bound deck-passengers on Nippon Yusen Kaisha SS Tosa Maru. Monochrome
photograph of a pen-n'-ink sketch by Mukul Dey. Dated May 3, 1916. Original sketch in Mukul
Dey Archives collection. |
| 028/02 |
'Gurudev's Maid' at Yokoyama Taikan's house in Tokyo. Monochrome photograph of a brush-n'-
ink portrait drawing by Mukul Dey. June, 1916. Original drawing in Mukul Dey Archives
collection-Ed.) |
| 028/03 |
Monochrome photograph of Tomitaro Hara (Tomitaro Aoki or Hara Sankei) of Sankeien,
Yokohama, Japan. |
| 028/04 |
Original Japanese picture post-card depicting a profile pen-n'-ink portrait of Rabindranath Tagore
by Mukul Dey. The portrait was selected and published by Yokoyama Taikan in 1916. |
| 028/05 |
Monochrome photograph of a profile pen-n'-ink portrait of Yokoyama Taikan by Mukul Dey.
Dated Tokyo, June 13, 1916. Original in Mukul Dey Archives collection-Ed.) |
| 028/06 |
Original Japanese picture post-card depicting a monochrome profile of Rabindranath Tagore.
Published by Yabuki-Koshodo, Hongo, Japan 1916. |
| 028/07 |
Original monochrome group photograph of Rabindranath Tagore and Mukul Dey in the company
of four Japanese artists. In the group Yokoyama Taikan, Kampo Arai and Yukio Yashiro (?) could
be recognized. Possible location: Sankeien garden of Tomitaro Hara, 1916. |
| 028/08 |
Original full-figure photograph of Rabindranath Tagore at Sankeien, Yokohama 1916. |
| 028/09 |
Original monochrome photograph of Rabindranath Tagore at the writing desk. Sankeien,
Yokohama 1916. |
| 028/10 |
Original monochrome commemorative photograph of Rabindranath Tagore, Mukul Dey, 'Kio-san'
(Okiyo-san) and unidentified Japanese lady at Sankeien. Photograph by Togai Tosha of 9, Itchome
Higashiminato Cho, Tokyo, Japan. Dated August 1, 1916. |
| 028/11 |
Original monochrome commemorative group photograph of Rabindranath Tagore's reception at
Kan'eiji Temple, Ueno Park, Tokyo. June 1916. The then Japanese premier Okuma Shigenobu was
present among other dignitaries. |
| 028/12 |
Monochrome reproduction of a group photograph depicting Rabindranath Tagore and Mukul Dey
with Japanese friends at Sankeien, Yokohama 1916. |
| 028/13 |
Original monochrome group photograph of W. W. Pearson with Japanese friends. 1916-1917. |
| 028/14 |
Original monochrome photograph of Mukul Dey and two Russian co-passengers on SS Canada
Maru sailing from Yokohama to Seattle, USA. Dated September 10, 1916. |
Folder No. 029 (Deep Blue)
Image files from Rabindranath Tagore, Pearson and Mukul Dey's USA trip, 1916-17
| 029/01 |
Original monochrome commemorative photograph of Rabindranath Tagore with Tagore Circle
members at physicist Jakob Kunz's residence in Urbana, Illinois, USA. Dated December 27, 1916.
Photograph signed by all the members of Tagore Circle and Rabindranath Tagore. |
| 029/02 |
Original monochrome photograph of Rabindranath Tagore and W. W. Pearson. Pearson typing
Tagore's lecture in Chicago, 1916. |
| 029/03 |
Monochrome copy photograph of Mukul Dey with his American master James Blanding Sloan at
Sloan's studio in Chicago, 1916. |
Folder No. 030 (Deep Blue)
Photographs of Rabindranath Tagore, Mohit Chandra Sen, Nandalal Bose and Asit Kumar Haldar
| 030/01 |
Rare original group photograph of Rabindranath Tagore and Mohit Chandra Sen with Bolpur
Brahmacharyashrama boys and teachers, c.1905. |
| 030/02 |
Original monochrome photograph of Nandalal Bose and Asit Kumar Haldar sitting in front of their
tent at Ajanta, c.1910. (The Indian artists had accompanied Christiana J. Herringham and Dorothy
Larcher to assist them copy the famous cave frescoes. Their trip to Ajanta was possible under the
insistence from Sister Nivedita and financial support from Gagonendranath and Abanindranath
Tagore of Jorasanko, Calcutta-Ed.) |
Folder No. 031 (Deep Blue)
Jamini Roy Papers
| 031/01 |
Original invitation card titled: 'Private View of an Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings / by / Mr.
Jamini Roy / at the Government School of Art / 28. Chowringhee, Calcutta / on Monday,
September 30, 1929 at 10 A. M.'. (This was the first ever solo exhibition of Jamini Roy in India.
The historic exhibition was privately sponsored by Mukul Dey, a fact strangely ignored by most
of the Indian art historians-Ed.) |
| 031/02 |
The original catalogue and the price list of the exhibits. Mukul Dey wrote the Foreword. |
| 031/03 |
Original typescript of the inaugural address / speech by the Statesman, Calcutta editor Alfred H.
Watson. (Document initialed AHW. Pages 1-4-Ed.) |
Folder No. 032 (Maroon)
Chatterjee's Picture Albums*
* part of this collection is a kind donation from Mr. Monojit Dey of Calcutta. We acknowledge and thank him on behalf of Mukul Dey Archives .
Note: Chatterjee’s Picture Albums are extremely important documents to study early 20 th century modern Indian art, with a special focus on Bengal School—Ed.
| 032/01 |
Document titled: 'Chatterjee's Picture Albums / Number 3 / Two Rupees / Modern Review Office
/ 210-3-1 Cornwallis Street, Calcutta'. Printed by / U. Ray & Sons / 100, Gurpar Road, Calcutta.
(The album showcases the following artists: Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Santa Devi,
Samarendranath Gupta, Sukhalata Rao, Charuchandra Roy, Sarada Charan Ukil, Sailendranath De,
Upendrakishore Raychowdhury, Mukul Chandra Dey, Jaminiprokash Ganguli, Abdur Rahman
Chughtai and Surendranath Ganguli-Ed.) |
| 032/02 |
Document titled: 'Chatterjee's Picture Albums / Number 10 / Two Rupees / Modern Review
Office / 210-3-1 Cornwallis Street, Calcutta'. Printed by / U. Ray & Sons /100, Gurpar Road,
Calcutta. (The album showcases following artists: Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose,
Gagonendranath Tagore, Samarendranath Gupta, Asitkumar Haldar, Surendranath Kar, Santa
Devi, Muhammad Abdur Rahman Chughtai, M. V. Dhurandhar, Deviprasad Roychoudhury, Bepin
Chandra Dev, Sudhir Kusum Dhar and Sudhanshushekhar Choudhury-Ed.) |
| 032/03 |
Document titled: 'Chatterjee's Picture Albums / Number 11 / Two Rupees / Modern Review
Office / 210-3-1 Cornwallis Street, Calcutta'. Printed by / U. Ray & Sons / 100, Gurpar Road,
Calcutta. (The album showcases following artists: Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose,
Asitkumar Haldar, Samarendranath Gupta, Upendrakishore Raychowdhury, M. D. Natesan, A. R.
Ijaz, Ashutosh Mitra, Bepin Chandra Dev, Santa Devi, M. H. Qadri, Sarada Charan Ukil,
Deviprasad Roychowdhury, Muhammad Abdur Rahman Chughtai and Bireswar Sen-Ed.) |
| 032/04 |
Document titled: 'Chatterjee's Picture Albums / Number 12 / Two Rupees / Modern Review
Office / 210-3-1 Cornwallis Street, Calcutta'. Printed by N. Mukherjee B. A. / at the Art Press /
1, Wellington Square, Calcutta. (The album showcases following artists: Abanindranath Tagore,
Nandalal Bose, U. Roy, Santa Devi, Hiralal Babbanji, Mahabir Prasad Varma, Muhammad Abdur
Rahman Chughtai, Bireswar Sen, Pulin Chandra Datta, Samarendranath Gupta, Arabinda Datta,
Asitkumar Haldar, Sarada Charan Ukil and Raja Ravi Varma-Ed.) |
| 032/05 |
Document titled: 'Chatterjee's Picture Albums / Number 15 / Two Rupees / Modern Review
Office / 210-3-1 Cornwallis Street, Calcutta'. Printed by / U. Ray & Sons / 100, Gurpar Road,
Calcutta. (The album showcases following artists: Abanindranath Tagore, Bireswar Sen, A. R.
Ashgar, Ramendranath Chakravarty, Dhirendra Krishna Dev Varma, Ardhenduprasad Banerjee,
Satyendranath Banerjee, Sarada Charan Ukil, Santa Devi, Durgasankar Bhattacharya, Ranada
Charan Ukil, Purnachandra Sinha, Sudhanshushekhar Choudhury, Arabinda Datta,
Manindrabhusan Gupta and Muhammad Abdur Rahman Chughtai-Ed.) |
| 032/06 |
Document titled: 'Chatterjee's Picture Albums / Number 17 / Two Rupees / Modern Review
Office / 91, Upper Circular Road, Calcutta. Printed by A. C. Sarkar at the Prabasi Press and
Published by R. Chatterjee / 91, Upper Circular Road, Calcutta. (The album showcases the
following artists: Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Gagonendranath Tagore, Samarendranath
Gupta, Pratima Devi, Santa Devi, Sabita Devi, Deviprasad Roychowdhury, Ranada Charan Ukil,
Pulinbehari Dutt, Ramendranath Chakravarty, Satyendranath Bisi, T. Kesava Rao, Binodebehari
Mukherjee, Purna Chandra Sinha and Bipin Chandra Dey-Ed.) |
| Note: Apart from the six documents listed above, the folder contains two more Chatterjee's Picture Albums, which are slightly mutilated and are without cover. These showcase the following artists: Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Deviprasad Roychowdhury, Santa Devi, Sudhanshushekhar Choudhury, M. A. R. Chughtai, Satyendranath Banerjee, Kalipada Ghosal, Bireswar Sen, Narayanprasad Varma, Ashwinikumar Roy, Ardhenduprasad Banerjee, Sarada Charan Ukil, Dhirendrakumar Dev Varma, Manindrabhusan Gupta, Samarendranath Gupta, U. Roy, Hiralal Babbanji, Mahabir Prasad Varma, Pulin Chandra Datta, Arabinda Datta, Asitkumar Haldar and Raja Ravi Varma-Ed. |
Folder No. 033 (Maroon)
Komagata Maru Papers
| 033/01 |
Document titled: '4465-A / Dated December 3, 1914'. (Report of Sir William Vincent, ICS,
Chairman, and the Members of the Komagata Maru Committee of Enquiry. Pages 3-50. Original
in National Archives, New Delhi. This is a photocopy of the original document with each page
duly authenticated. Provides a rare insight into the character of Gurdit Singh-Ed.) |
| 033/02 |
Document titled: 'Notes / Political - B, January 1915 / No. 277'. (Appointment of H. C. Clogston
of Victoria as a Commissioner under the Canadian Enquiries Act to investigate and report on
matters connected with the attempted landing of Indians on the SS Komagata Maru in
contravention of Canadian immigration laws-Ed.) |
Folder No. 034 (Maroon)
My Pilgrimages to Ajanta and Bagh
| 034/01 |
Typescript of My Pilgrimages to Ajanta and Bagh by Mukul Chandra Dey. (Prepared for Oxford
University Press edition in 1950-Ed.) |
Folder No. 035 (Light Blue)
Articles related to Bagh Caves, India
| 035/01 |
Document titled: 'The Bagh Caves / India Society, London'. (A badly mutilated copy. All the
drawings, plans and colour plates were stolen, the text part remains. Preface by Laurence Binyon
and articles by: John Marshall, B. M. Garde, J. Ph. Vogel, E. B. Havell and James H. Cousins-
Ed.) |
Folder No. 036 (Light Blue)
Paper related to Birbhum Terracottas
| 036/01 |
Document titled: 'Discovery of Neglected Hindu Art of Bengal / Mukul Dey / "CHITRALEKHA",
Santiniketan, West Bengal / September 13, 1949'. |
| 036/02 |
Document titled: 'Temple Terracottas of Bengal' by Mukul Dey. (Originally published in The
Illustrated Weekly of India, November 25, 1951-Ed.) |
| 036/03 |
Monochrome photographs of various terracotta temples by Mukul Dey: Surul, Illumbazar,
Hetampur, Panrui and Mallikpur-Ed. |
Folder No. 037 (Deep Blue)
Nandadulal De Papers
| 037/01 |
Photocopy of De's MSS. Translation from original French into Bengali of Alain Danielou and
Christine Bosseneck's memoirs by Nandadulal De. (Pages 1-22 + 1-4 + 1-14 and 1-34.
Musicologist / artist / philosopher Alain Danielou and photographer Raymond Burnier had visited
India travelling overland from France during early 1930s. Danielou was instrumental in sending
Christine Bosseneck to Santiniketan, and introducing Pandit Ravi Shankar to Europe in 1958. The
translation documents the extraordinary observation of Danielou wherein he had recorded the
"rape" of Santhal women as a form of amusement by Santiniketan students. The memoir provides
a wealth of information on India with a special reference to Tagore's Santiniketan during
1930s.Unpublished Bengali document of c.2000-Ed. |
Folder No. 038 (Deep Blue)
Photographs of Abanindranath Tagore and Jorasanko House
| 038/01 |
Abanindranath Tagore with his early batch of Bengal School students, c.1907-Ed. |
| 038/02 |
Demolition of No. 5, Jorasanko House of Gagonendranath, Samarendranath and Abanindranath
Tagore, March 1949-Ed. |
Folder No. 039 (Maroon)
Artist Annoda Munshi Papers
| 039/01 |
Letters from Annoda Munshi to Mukul Dey. Undated-Ed. |
Folder No. 040 (Red)
Shantanu Ukil Papers
| 040/01 |
Assorted material on Shantanu Ukil: newspaper-clippings, articles and photographs. From early
1950s till 1990s-Ed. |
Folder No. 041 (Deep Green)
Government Art School, Calcutta
| 041/01 |
Document titled: 'Government School of Art / An Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings / 28
Chowringhee, Calcutta / December 19th to December 31st, 1928'. (Pages 1-28 with a brief history
of the Art School from 1854-1928 by Mukul Dey. The catalogue and price list records the
following artists: Indubhushan Gupta, Mandakini Chatterjee, Abanindranath Tagore, Chintamani
Manna, Aroomagam Achary, Renu Roy, Kushal Mukerji, Sunayani Devi, Alokendranath Tagore,
Ramendranath Chakravarty, Nisikanta Rai Chaudhuri, Bratindranath Tagore, Ashutosh Das,
Surendranath Dey, Manishi Dey, Fani Bhusan Chakravarty, Santosh Kumar Das, Shamnandan
Varma, Satish Chandra Sinha, Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal, Baidya Nath Chakravarty, Mukul Dey,
Sailen Guha, Kanu Desai, W. I. Keir, Iswari Prasad, Mahabir Prasad, Rani Devi, Madhavan
Menon, Prakriti Devi, Pravash Chandra Sadhu, Suravi Devi, Mathuradas Gujrati, Sachin Dutta,
Sudhir Ghose Dastidar, Nandalal Bose, Prahlad Karmakar, Siddheswar Mitra, Durga Charan Dey,
Jyotindra Roy, Upendra Maharathi, Abani Sen, Hari Charan Mukherji, Aswini Karmakar, Upen
Ghose Dastidar, Stowitts and Pratima Devi. A total of 142 works were exhibited-Ed.) |
| 041/02 |
Document titled: 'Report of the Annual Exhibition / Government School of Art / An Exhibition of
Drawings and Paintings / 28 Chowringhee, Calcutta / December 15, 1932 to January 1, 1933'.
(Report generated by Principal Mukul Dey, 1932-Ed.) |
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