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About Sankho Chaudhuri
- Sankho Chaudhuri (25 February 1916 – 28 August 2006) was an Indian sculptor, a noted figure in the art scene of India. (Although named Naranarain in due family tradition, he was more widely known by his pet-name Sankho) Ram Kinker Baij was his teacher.
- He began close to cubism and then was influenced by István Beöthy, whom he had met in Paris.
- His themes have included the female figure and wildlife.
- He was worked in a wide range of media, and has produced both large-scale reliefs and mobiles. Born in 1916, Santhal Parganas (Bihar), Sankho Chaudhuri completed his Bachelor of Arts and Diploma in Fine Arts from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1939.
- He was appointed as Reader at the Head of Department of Sculpture and later served as Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.
- University, Baroda.
- He taught Fine Arts at the University of Dar-e-Salam Tanzania and also represented the country at the International Conferences in UNESCO, Paris and Venice.
- He was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1971; National Award and Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1956 & 1982; D.Litt.
- (Honoris Causa) by the Centro Escolar University, Philippines, 1974; Aban-Gohan Award by Visva Bharati University, 1981.
- He was the Ist Honorary Joint Secretary, Indian Sculptors Association, Mumbai.
- He was Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in the late eighties.
- A Retrospective was held of his works at the NGMA in 1997.
- He died in 2006.
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