Badri Lal Chitrakar
Badri Lal Chitrakar (born February 1920) is an Indian painter. He was presented with the National award in 1987 and Shilp Guru award on 9 September 2006. He lived and worked for most of his life in Bhilwara town in Rajasthan state in India.
History
He was born in February 1920 and was an acclaimed master in Indian traditional paintings. He has guided a number of students nationally and internationally and has trained all his sons (notably Late Gyan Prakash Soni, Sharad Soni, Trilok Prakash Soni-also a national award winner for 2014) and his grand children like Manish Soni and Kuldeepak soni.
Badri Lal Chitrakar was a dealer in Indian antiquities and is known for his mastery in restoration of paintings. Some of his remarkable works include a portrait of Maharana Bhupal Singh of Mewar made on an ivory slab for which he was honoured with the National Award by Ministry of Textiles, Government of India in 1987 and a thousand drawings of Lord Ganesha where each Ganesha conveys the meaning and mood of thousand different Ganesha names as mentioned in old Indian scriptures. His works are housed in a number of museums and private art collections across the world.
Other awards
He has been conferred following other awards:
- Shilp Guru Award - Nominated for year 2004, awarded on 9 September 2006
- National Award of Master craftperson, Year 1987
- Pune Festival Award
Heritage of Indian art
His successors/students are now keeping traditional Indian art schools alive. He experimented with materials, techniques of Indian art had an expertise in preparing pigments. His knowledge on Indian painting, pigments and techniques was unmatchable.