Goray Douglas
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Goray Douglas, 1920 - 1976, was a Dargeeling artist. He was born in
Maimio in Burma. He came to India following the Japanese invasion
in 1942. Once here, a Mrs. Anderson, a resident of the hill town, helped
him settle down. The love of the people and the place inspired him to
create the wonderful works that made him famous all over the world. (He
was untaught) Most of his portraits are about people he met in
Darjeeling. One of his many masterpieces, Portrait of a Young Child was
bought by Lord Mountbatten.
The artist's "Faces of the Hills" collection is, an immense work in
which he portrayed 350 individual Tibetan and Burmese subjects with
exquisite likeness. He illustrated the 1973 book Ayo Gurkha!
by J. M. Marks.
From the Calcutta Telegraph, November 2006:
Residents of Darjeeling will soon get the rare opportunity to see the
unfinished works of Goray Douglas, one of the renowned artists of the
hill town, as his family plans to hold an exhibition of his paintings.
Douglas’s unique style of painting in oil, pastels, watercolour,
charcoal and his etchings earned him international repute, with
exhibitions being held across Europe. One of his many masterpieces,
Portrait of a Young Child, was even bought by Lord Mountbatten.
To make his paintings affordable, the family has decided to come up with
reprints. The unfinished works — the originals and the reprints — are
expected to be put up for show in Darjeeling and Sikkim in November. The
exhibition will be called “The Faces of The Hills”.
“This part of
the country has started to forget Douglas. To commemorate his 30th death
anniversary, we have decided to unravel his unseen works. This, we
believe, will be a fitting way to revive his memories,” daughter Dolly
Douglas told The Telegraph. Douglas died in 1976 in Darjeeling.
Born in 1920 at Maimio in erstwhile Burma, he came to India following
the Japanese invasion in 1942. Once here, Mrs Anderson, a resident of
the hill town, helped him settle down. The love of the people and the
place inspired him to create the wonderful works that made him famous
all over the world.
According to Dolly, Douglas was interested in
art from childhood, but apparently Burmese masters refused to train him.
“I am not sure how it happened, but one day the governor of Burma
insisted that he should take part in the National Art and Hand Writing
Competition where he won the gold medal in the art category,” said
Dolly, who teaches at Loreto College here. That was the first
recognition he received for his artistic talent.
“Most of his
portraits are about people he met in Darjeeling. His famous portrait,
Ghoom Ko Budo (an old man from Ghoom) was actually a guy who used to
come to our house every Sunday from Ghoom to get his ration,” said
Dolly.
Calcutta Telegraph: November 01, 2006
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| Old rickshaw puller, by Goray Douglas |
Pencil Signed Etching "Tibetan Gypsy Woman" by G Douglas |
David Douglas, the maestro behind the Douglas World
of Arts is the son of eminent artist Late George Douglas a.k.a Goray
Douglas (1920 – 1976). Born in Darjeeling, he pursued his basic
education from St. Joseph’s School (North Point), Darjeeling. Having
arts and aesthetics run thick in his blood, David went ahead to refine
his natural skills at the Ecole Nationale Superieur Des Beaux Arts in
Paris, France.
Like his supertalented father, David Douglas is a photorealistic artist.
His medium of work is oils, acrylics, pastels and mixed-media.
Any contributions will be
gratefully accepted
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