12 Facts About Richard Bartholomew

Richard Lawrence Bartholomew was an Indian art critic, photographer, painter, poet, and writer.

Richard Bartholomew fled from Tavoy, Burma, where he was born, during the Second World War.

Richard Bartholomew received his bachelor's and master's degree from St Stephen's College, Delhi in 1950.

Richard Bartholomew pursued a career not only as an art critic but as a writer, poet, painter, and curator.

Richard Bartholomew was a pioneering art critic in that he was one of the first to initiate dialogues with painters.

Richard Bartholomew fostered a sense of community within the artists and communicated their ideals to the public who were not entirely receptive or convinced of the daring, artistic exploration of India's Progressive Art Movement.

Richard Bartholomew wrote poems and short stories which were published in magazines including Thought and Illustrated Weekly.

Richard Bartholomew was the Gallery Director of Kunika-Chemould, New Delhi's first contemporary art gallery.

Richard Bartholomew was the recipient of the Asian Cultural Council's John D Rockefeller 3rd Award in 1970.

Richard Bartholomew was appointed Commissioner of the Silver Jubilee of Indian Independence exhibition held in Washington DC in 1973 and travelled to UK in 1982 as a British Council Visitor and as Commissioner of the Festival of India Exhibition held in Britain in 1982, during which he co-curated the exhibition Contemporary Indian Art at the Royal Academy of Arts with Geeta Kapur and Akbar Padamsee.

Richard Bartholomew served as the Secretary of the Lalit Kala Akademi from 1977 to 1985.

Richard Bartholomew is survived by his wife Rati Bartholomew and his two sons Pablo and Robin.