About Joynul Abedin

  Tittle: Joynul Abedin Bangladeshi Painter.                     Zainul Abedin (29 December 1914 – 28 May 1976) also known as Shilpacharya (Master of Art) was a prominent  Bangladeshi  painter. He became well known in 1944 through his series of paintings depicting some of the great famines in Bengal during its  British colonial period . After the  Partition of Indian  subcontinent he moved to  East Pakistan  (now Bangladesh). In 1948, he helped to establish the Institute of Arts and Crafts (now  Faculty of Fine Arts ) at the University of Dhaka. [1]   The Indian Express  has described him as a legendary Bangladeshi painter and activist. [2]  Like many of his contemporaries, his paintings on the  Bengal famine of 1943  are viewed as his most characteristic works. His homeland honored him with given the title "Shilpacharya" ( Bengali :...