Artist Jogen Chowdhury has been invited by the Rashtrapati Bhavan to be its first artist in residence, it was announced Monday.
“Jogen Chowdhury, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha); professor emeritus of Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan and former keeper (art) at Rashtrapati Bhavan (1972-87) has been invited to be the inaugural artist to stay there,” said a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
It said several of Mr. Chowdhury’s paintings already form part of the Rashtrapati Bhavan’s art collection. Mr. Chowdhury will stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan for 14 days beginning Monday.
The in-residence scheme was launched by President Pranab Mukherjee in December last year.
