Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

Question:

Who among the following was the main artist and creator of the journal "Indian Society of Oriental Art".

Options:

Rabindranath Tagore

Abanindranath Tagore

K. Venkatappa

Anand Coomarswami

Correct Answer:

Abanindranath Tagore

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2- Abanindranath Tagore

Abanindranath Tagore was the main artist and creator of the Indian Society of Oriental Art. Art historian Partha Mitter writes, “The first generation of the students of Abanindranath engaged in recovering the lost language of Indian art.” To create awareness that modern Indians could benefit from this rich past, Abanindranath was the main artist and creator of an important journal, Indian Society of Oriental Art.