Available on DVD – BFDVD0001. Abdur Razzaque was a distinguished student of the second batch of the Government Institute of Art who played a pioneering role in the development of the modern style of painting in Bangladesh. Razzaque was born in 1932 in a remote village in Shariatpur, Bangladesh. He graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in 1954. A Fulbright scholar, he pursued post graduate studies at the State University of Iowa, USA, and worked under the renowned printmaker Mauricio Lasansky. Razzaque was the first Bangladeshi to have earned a master degree in Fine Arts. The film presents an overview of Razzaque’s life and works through six decades, allowing an enthusiastic viewer to sense the gradual development of a distinguished modern artist.

About: Abdur Razzaque (1932-2005)

Director: Fahmida Munni

Production Type: Art

Production Format: Mini DV

Duration: 28 mins.

Production year: 2008

Number of copies: 0

Production: Bengal Foundation

Producer: Bengal Foundation