Celebrating KK Hebbar

Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar was born in 1911 in Karnataka and received his diploma from the Sir JJ School of Art in 1938. He taught art at the School from 1940 to 1945. While being influenced by the academic style taught at the School, Hebbar felt a strong urge to paint in a genre which drew from traditional Indian art.

A visit to Europe in 1949 exposed him to some of the best works in western art ans he finally settled down to study at the Académie Julian in Paris.

The definitive form begin to take shape in Hebbar’s worko n his return from Europe. An adroit draughtsman, he won the National Award in 1956, followed by awards in the annual exhibitions of 1957 and 1958. Hebbar had also received the Gold Medal of the Bombay Art Society in 1990. The Padmashri was awarded to the veteran artist in 1961 and the Padma Bhushan in 1989. He dies at the age of 85 in 1996.

Programme

• Introduction
  Anusha Ravishankar

• Hebbar – My Inspiration
  Lina Vincent

• Influence of South Canara on Hebbar and his Art
  Dr H Vinod Bhat

• Translating the Biography
  Sandhya Vasudev

• Haridas Bhat and Hebbar
  Jayadev Bhat

• Book Launch
  Lt Gen Dr M D Venkatesh

• Future of HGAC
  Lt Gen Dr M D Venkatesh

• Hebbar through Portraits at HGAC
  Film by Srajana Kaikini

• Hebbar’s Legacy
  Film by Srajana Kaikini

• Discussion
  Neeta Inamdar, Nikhil Govind, Srajana Kaikini

Presented by Manipal Academy of Higher Education