RC Bagchi

1910-1977

Radha Charan Bagchi graduated in 1939 with distinction from
the Government School of Art and Craft, Calcutta. He taught
art in schools before joining Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan at
Rabindranath Tagore’s invitation. In 1963-1973, he was officiated
twice as the Principal of Kala-Bhavan. Bagchi was a master
painter working in oil, tempera, opaque and transparent watercolour
as well as wash painting style. He received awards for his
work from the Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta 1939; AIFACS ,
New Delhi 1946; the Rabindranath Tagore Gold Medal for the
painting entitled Sultana Razia, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta
again in 1946; the Punjab Govt. Gold Medal for painting in 1952.
In 1958 he was awarded the President’s Gold and Silver combined
plaque from All India Exhibition of Paintings, Madras and
Gold Centered Medal, All India Exhibition, Patna, for traditional
Indian Paintings.