Origins & Early Life

Quamrul Hassan (Bengali: কামরুল হাসান; 2 December 1921– 2 February 1988) was a Bangladeshi artist. Quamrul Hassan is referred to in Bangladesh as Potua, a word usually associated with folk artists, due to his down to earth style yet very modern in nature as he always added Cubism other than the folk style to his artworks. In addition to his artistic legacy, two of Quamrul Hassan's work have come to be part of Bangladesh's political history. The first of these is a monstrous rendition of Yahya Khan, the Pakistani president who ordered genocide in Bangladesh.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

The second was just before his death, mocking the then dictator of Bangladesh, Hossain Mohammad Ershad. This sketch was titled Desh aaj bisshobeheyar khoppre (Our land is now in the hand of the champion of shamelessness). Hassan was born in Kolkata on 2 December 1921. His father, Muhammad Hashim, was superintendent of a local graveyard. He belonged to a conservative family and his father always opposed to his involvement in paintings.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

But Hassan's determination and love for painting made his father enroll Hassan to Government Institute of Arts (now Government College of Art & Craft), in 1938, under the condition...

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