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Murtaja Baseer
Murtaja Baseer | |
|---|---|
মুর্তজা বশীর | |
 Baseer in 1954 | |
| Born | 17 August 1932 Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 15 August 2020 (aged 87) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Banani Graveyard |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Father | Muhammad Shahidullah |
| Relatives | Muhammad Takiullah (brother) |
| Awards | full list |
Murtaja Baseer (17 August 1932 – 15 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi painter and artist known for his abstract realism themed works.[1] He was also a poet, author, researcher, numismatist, and filmmaker.[2][3][4] Baseer was awarded the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh's second highest civilian honor, in 1980, and the Independence Award, Bangladesh's highest state award, in 2019.[5][6]
- ^ "Remembering Murtaja Baseer: The master of 'abstract realism'". The Daily Star. 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Murtaja Baseer turns 80". The Daily Star. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Daily Star honours 25 scholars, nation builders". The Daily Star. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Ahmed, Monwar (1993). Bhasha Andoloner Sochitro Dolil. Dhaka: Agamee Prokashani. pp. 90–91. ISBN 984-401-147-7.
- ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "13 to get Independence Award". The Daily Star. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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