On This Day

Born Pierre-Maurice-Raymond Duchamp on November 5, 1876, in Danville, France, Raymond Duchamp-Villon played a crucial role in the early 20th-century development of Cubist sculpture. His unique style, which blended geometric […]

Walker Evans, a well-known American photographer, transformed photography in the 20th century by capturing the spirit of working-class America with unwavering candour. His photographs, which are distinguished by their accuracy,

“I got a letter from somebody here a while back, and they said, ‘Bob, everything in your world seems to be happy.’ That’s for sure. That’s why I paint. It’s

Sachida Nagdev was born on his day  October 25, 1939. At the young age of nine, he sought out freehand guidance from neighbourhood signboard painters, which marked the beginning of

Considered by some to be the origin point of Indian expressionism, Svetoslav Nikolayevich Roerich was a Russian painter based in India. He established ‘Chitrakala Parishad’ in Bangalore in 1972, serving

Subhaprasanna Bhattacharjee is an Indian painter. He was born on 20 October 1947. Mononymously known as Subhaprasanna, he was the recipient of the 2013 Banga Bibhushan. He is an internationally

Lewis Mumford was an exemplary architectural critic, historian, sociologist, and author. He was born on 19 October 1965. Lewis Mumford books are heralded by design enthusiasts as a window to

17th October 2023. ON THIS DAY. “I started doing masks subconsciously. My masks were humane, with feelings and emotions, unlike the decorative kind …in my works, I have done not

A fashion star was born in the busy borough of the Bronx, New York City, on October 14, 1939. Formerly known as Ralph Lifshitz, Ralph Lauren KBE has now established