Biography OF ARTIST R. P. JOSHI

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This series of presentation is
intend to cover the holistic
biographical information and
works of fine art of my father
late Prof. R.P.JOSHI.
He was an artist, art teacher, a
father with excellent values and
adorable family head. He created
new identity for us imbibing art
sensitivity
in his eight children.
My mother late INDUMATI
a gifted vocal classical singer,
inborn knitting craft artist and
the ultimate lovable, kind hearted
mother who created emotional
bodings
for the entire family.
This is an effort to express the
gratitude towards them
on behalf of my entire family.
My father wrote several articles
on art since 1942 till his death in
1987. His contribution to art of
woven textile design is also
covered besides paintings. His
views expressed through articles
on art education gives good
insights in today's context. It is
my pleasure to share this all with
readers on my rivcomm.blogspot.com
BHAUAIE
biographical information of
my father and mother
1
His earliest painting
in 1930s while learning at
Sir J.J. School of Art, this
part covers articles
published in 1942, 1950,
1953,1954.

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Panting by R.P.Joshi, His earliest painting in 1930s while
learning at Sir J.J. School of Art as a student of Drawing
Master course. Indian visual imagery was part of the
course. This is wash drawing in A 3 size.

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िचत्रकार रघुवीर प्रभाकर जोशी (ज म: १२ माचर् १९११ मृ यू: १९ मे १९८७.) आिण इंदुमती रघुवीर जोशी
(ज म: ६ जानेवारी माचर् १९१२ मृ यू: ४ ऑक्टोबर १९९१.)
यांना एकू ण आठ अप ये: आिण यातील काहीजणांनी यां या कलेचा वारसा पुढीलप्रमाणे सु ठेवला. ...
१) स चीदा नंद ये ठ पुत्र (आिकर् टेक्चर), ( यांची क या वै यिह अॅपलाईड आटर्ची पदवीधर - नात).
२) िनलांबरी (क या-आटर्मा टर), (पती गणेश पटवधर्न - आिकर् टेक्चर यांची क या वाती - नात डॅा्ईग टीचर व ितची
मुलगी अॅपलाईड आटर्ची पदवी अ यासक्रम करीत आहे. - पणती)
३) सुहास (िप्रंटींग टेकनॅालॅािज).
४) रिवंद्र (पुत्र) व प्रितभा (क या) िचत्रकलेकडे न आलेले.
५) प्रकाश (डॅा्ईग आिण पेिटंग, यॅशनल िड लोमा इन टेक् टाईल िडझाईन), (माजी िप्रि सपल - मॅाडेल आटर्
ईनसिटटयूट-दादर).
६) रंजन (कमिशर्अल आटर्) यांची प नी सौ.िव या रंजन जोशी अॅपलाईड आटर्ची गुणव ा पदवीकाधारक आिण
प्रा यािपका व िच. आिद य - नातू अॅपलाईड आटर्चा पदवीधर व याची प नी सौ.गौरी - नातसून अॅपलाईड आटर्ची
पदवीधर.
७) चा द (िड लोमा इन क लचर, पो ट िड लोमा इन मो युमटल पो त्रट क लचर) (माजी कलािदग्दशर्क- आटर्
यायबल आटर् मुिझयम – पुणे)

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आिकर् टेक्चर
आटर्मा टर
िप्रंटींग टेकनॅालॅािज
डॅा्ईग आिण पेिटंग
कमिशर्अल आटर्
क लचर व मॉडेिलंग
यां या आठ
अप यापैकी सहाजण
सर जे. जे. कू ल ऑफ
आटर् आवारातील
सहािवभागाचे
पदिवकाधारक :
R.P.Joshi encouraged his six
children to acquire diplomas
of the following six branches
of Sir J.J.School of Art
compound, namely
Architecture, Art Master,
Printing Technology, Drawing
and Painting, Commercial
(Applied) Art and Sculpture
and Modeling.
R. P. JOSHI: Born 12th March 1911 at Alewadi‐Dict.Thane. Completed his school and higher art
education in Vasai and Mumbai. He stood first and second respectively in exams such as Drawing
Master (DM) and Art Master (AM) from Sir J.J.School of Art (appearing privately ). In 1939 he
joined artists such as S. K. Thosar and M.S.Joshi to form the Model Art Institute –Dadar, Mumbai,
and served as teaching faculty and Hon. Secretary till 1960. In 1949 was appointed as a lecturer in
textile design and colour in the famous V.J.T.I.‐Mumbai and retired after 25 years services. He
was visiting lecturer for the subject textile design and colour in institutes such as UDCT of Bombay
University, SASMIRA of Textile Industry and Nirmala Niketan for women education.
He was practicing artist participating art shows, art educationist, art critique and known as an
expert in child art education by contributing several articles in vernacular Marathi language. He
wrote special introductory article to introduce 1955 UNESCO’s report on art education. He
contributed his researched on the subject colour to encourage its awareness in the art community.
“Colour in costumes of India” co‐authored with Dr. Ms. S. Patwardhan was selected as Poster
Presentation from India in international colour conference –Monte Carlo‐France in 1985. He was
vice president Art Society of India and joint Secretary Bombay Art Society.
He died on 19th May 1987.

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Panting by R.P.Joshi, His earliest painting in 1948 powerful
visual imagery as a reaction to the assignation of Mahatma
Gandhi. This is opaque colours in mix media in A 3 size.

6. िचत्रकार रघुवीर प्रभाकर जोशी यां या १९४२ पासून प्रिस ध झाले या कलािवषयक लेखांची सूची.
माझे जे ठ बंधू सिचदानंद र. जोशी(ईमारतशा त्रकला) व किन ठ बंधू चा द यांनी हे लेख उपल ध
क न िदले.
िचत्रकार रघुवीर प्रभाकर जोशी: ज म: १२ माचर् १९११ मृ यू: १९ मे १९८७ –वय ७६ पूणर्.
१९४२-िडसबर- मुलांचे मानसशा त्र व िचत्रकला-िशक्षण- स याद्री-खंड १६,अंक ६.
१९५०-जुलै- लहान मुलांची िचत्रकला -शुक्लदु-मािसक.
१९५३-माच्रर्- रंग व यांचे व प- प्राण योत-माचर्.
१९५४-एिप्रल- आपली मुले नासधूस करतात काय? -शोभना-एिप्रल.
१९५५- िदवाळी अंक- िचत्र कसे पाहवे- िस धाथर्-िदवाळीअंक.
१९५४-माचर् -रंग व माणूस- सा तािहक लोकमा य.
१९५५-ऑग ट -...मुलांचा मनोिवकास... –शशी.
१९५४-फे ब्रुवारी- स दयार्कृ तींची उ क्रांती- हंस.
१९५४-मे- यक्ती तशी मूतीर्-एकाच ि त्र या या तीन मूतीर् आहेत, त्री जर एकच तर मग ित्रिवध मूतीर्त
अशी िभ नता कां िदसते?- शोभना-मे. १९५५- िचत्रकला व ह त यवसाय यांचे िशक्षणातील थान...?
१९५५-जुलै- रेषांचे मानसशा त्र...िचत्रांत या सरळ,वक्र,तुटक,बारीक,जाड वगैरेरेषांना कोणता िविश ट
अथर् असतो? –मनोहर मािसक.
१९५५-जुलै-आिकर् टेक्चर कोसर्चा अ यासक्रम- लोकमा य.
१९५६- बालिचत्रकला आिण पालक -लोकमा य िदवाळीपुरवणी.
१९५५-मे –िचत्रकालािशक्षण व मुंबई िव विव यालय- लोकमा य.
१९६३-जानेवारी- स याची िचत्रकला प्रगतीपर आहे का?- के सरी या प्रासंिगक प्रितिनधीकडून –के सरी.
१९६३-जानेवारी- महारा ट्रारा यातील कलािशक्षकांची पिहली पिरषद- आम या बातमीदाराकडून –
वरा य.
१९६३-ऑग ट- “रंग्शा त्र व व त्र िनिमर्ती”-...
१९६४- कले या िव याथार्ना उपयुक्त इंग्रजीतून पुि तका “आईल पेिटंग”लेखक: माधव सातवळेकर.
“कलर िथयरी अॅ ड याकटीस” लेखक:प्रा.र.प्र.जोशी.-लोकस ा.
१९६५-फे ब्रुवारी- िशक्षण आिण कला-युनो कोने प्रकािशत के ले या ग्रंथाचा पिरचय.
१९६५- रंगाचा मानवा या जीवनावर पिरणाम-रंग व व त्र सुंदर मीमासा-आटर् सोसायटी ऑफ ईनिडया
तफ जहागीर आटर् गॅलरीत याखान- लोकस ा.
१९६५-जुलै- “नविचत्रकला” िपकासोही मा शकत नाही- नवशक्ती.
१९६५-जुन-“नविचत्रकला” िपकासो हणाला तरी काय?-नवशक्ती.
१९६५-स टबर-िचत्रकलेचे िचत्रकालािशक्षण आिण व प-(उतराधर्)-नवशक्ती.
१९६५-िडसबर-िचत्रकला आिण इंड ट्रीयल िडझाईन-प्रा.र.प्र.जोशी-
१९६६-जानेवारी-सर रामन आिण रंगसवेदना-नवशक्ती.
१९६६-जानेवारी-िचत्र-िश पकलेचे उ चिशक्षण-िचत्रकार गुजर्र यां या िववेचनाला एक उ र-नवशक्ती.
१९६५-“कलािशक्षण आिण सरकार”-मा यिमक िशक्षण मंडळातील उपेक्षा.
१९६५-जुलै-“नविचत्रकला” कला िशक्षणाचे येय व कलोपासना- नवशक्ती.
१९६५-स टबर-िचत्रकलेचे िचत्रकालािशक्षण आिण व प-(पूवार्धर्)- नवशक्ती.
१९६८-जानेवारी-“धुरंधरां या कलावैभवचे दशर्न” लेखक:र.प्र.जोशी-रिववार सकाळ.
१९६८-ऑग ट-धक्के :काही गोड,काही िशसारी आणणारारे- लेखक:र.प्र.जोशी- वरा य-शिनवार.
१९६८-भूतांचे दशर्न:स य िक भास? शा त्रीय िवचार. टीदोष, टीभ्रम अिधक ितखटमीठ-
लेखक:र.प्र.जोशी- नवशक्ती.
१९६८-रंगसंगती आिण शा त्रीय टीकोन-िचत्राकार या मानिसक बैठकीवर रंगांची िनवड अवलंबून.-
नवशक्ती.
१९८०- दुिनया स तरंगीआहे-पण तु हाला िकती रंग िदसतात?-लोकप्रभा.
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Two paintings decorative and abstract: top while studying in early 1930s
and bottom in early 1960s R.P.Joshi.

8. िचत्रकार रघुवीर प्रभाकर जोशी यां या १९५४ पासून प्रिस ध झाले या कलािवषयक समीक्षा मक
लेखांची सूची. माझे जे ठ बंधू सिचदानंद र. जोशी(ईमारतशा त्रकला) व किन ठ बंधू चा द यांनी हे
लेख उपल ध क न िदले.
१९५४-जानेवारी- “भारतीय िचत्रकलाका िव व यापी प्रभाव -माहीम िक खाडी”- िचत्रकार आर.पी.जोशी-
धमर्युग
१९५४-फे ब्रुवारी–बॅा बे आटर् सोसायटीचे त्रेस टावे िचत्रकला प्रदशर्न–प्राण योत.
१९५६-नो हबर- मुंबई िचत्र प्रदशर्न-नािव यपूणर् कलाकृ ती-मॉडेल आटर् ईनसिटटूयटचे कला प्रदशर्न
परीक्षण– वरा य-मुंबई,पुणे.
१९६५-जुलै-महारा ट्रारा य कला संचालनालयाचे प्रमुख- प म ी दादासाहेब आडरकर.-नवशक्ती.
१९६५-जुलै-महारा ट्रारा या या कला संचालनालयाचे प्रमुख-आडरकर यांची िनयुक्ती-लोकस ा.
१९६५-रा य सरकारने कला िशक्षणाची पुनरर्चना करावी- ी देऊ कर (दादर मॅाडेल आटर् ईनसिटटयूटचा
पािरतोिषक िवतरण समारंभ).
१९६५-एिप्रल-रा.वा.सावंताची अमुतार्वादी िचत्रकला (कलासमीक्षा)- नवशक्ती.,
१९६५-कलादीपतफ प्रिस ध झालेला जे.जे. कू लचा ” पभेद” (कलासमीक्षा).,
१९६६-िश पांजली –सर जे.जे.ईनसिटटयूट ऑफ अॅपलाईड आटर् चा वािषर्क अंक.
१९६६-जानेवारी-पि चम भारतातील िचत्रकलेतीची ७५वष- नवशक्ती.
१९६६-मे-मुंबई िव यापीठ आिण कलािशक्षण-लोकमानस.
१९६६-कलाप्रेमी लोकांस आवडतील अ या कलाकृ ती- आटर् सोसायटी ऑफ इंिडयाचे िचत्रकला प्रदशर्न
(कलासमीक्षा).
१९६८-कलेची गोडी िनमार्ण करणारा कलाकार-पिरचय लेख.- वरा य(शिनवार)
१९६८- वरा य मुखपृ ठ-सुंदर नारायण मंिदर (जलरंग)-नािसक-िचत्रकार-आर.पी.जोशी. १९८०- दुिनया
स तरंगीआहे-पण तु हाला िकती रंग िदसतात?-लोकप्रभा.
१९८६-माचर्- िचत्रकार रघुवीर प्रभाकर जोशी यां या मृ यूपूवीर् यांचे चुलत बंधू प्रा.रमेश ीधर जोशी
(िशक्षणतज्ञ) यांनी िलिहलेला यां यावरील लेख: कलािशक्षका या प्रित ठेसाठी झटणारे प्रा.रघुवीर
जोशी.-मुंबई सकाळ.
१९८६-पिरचय:रंगातरंगलेले प्रा.रघुवीर जोशी-प्रा.रमेश ीधर जोशी (िशक्षणतज्ञ)- वरा य.
प्रा. र.प्र. जोशी यांचे इंग्रजीतील लेख :
१९६०-जानेवारी- Aesthetic and Technical sides of the Textile Design to be woven on Jacquard looms‐
R.P.Joshi & P.K.Sriramulu.‐17th All India Textile Conference Souvenir.
१९६२-ऑक्टोबर-Letter to the Editor “Fine Art Faculty” University of Bombay.‐ The Free Press Bulletin.
१९६३-Letter Published on “Why art is good as asking “Why live?” ‐The Illustrated Weekly of India.
१९६३-ऑग ट- “Function of Colour in Textiles and the Principles of Colour harmony.”‐Textile Trends.
१९६३-वािषर्क-“Art in Textile Industry”‐ Industrial India.
१९६६-On Modern Art.
१९६६-The place of art in the scheme of technical education of the Textile Industry.‐V.J.T.I.Annual
magazine.
१९७२-evolution of Design published in V.J.T.I. annual magazine.
खालील लेखां या वषार्ंचा व प्रकाशनंचे तपशील उपल ध नाहीत:
१: Control of Colour in Woven Textile Design.
२ : Colour in Textile Design‐Silk &Rayon Vol.No.10, pages 13‐16.
३ : Aesthetics of Textile Design‐ Silk &Rayon Vol.No.15 No.1, pages 91, 92‐100.
1985:“Colour in costumes of India” an international research poster presentation co‐authored with Dr.
Shalini Patwardhan and presented by her on his behalf at Monte Carlo‐France.
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On the top two
abstract
versions a
painting
composition
and a sketch in
ink. On the right
Abstract mural
in colour
depicting
progress in
textile
technology for
the V.J.T.I.
conference hall
in 1970s, nearly
15 feet height
by 5 feet width,
R.P.Joshi
standing
next to it.

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SUMMARIES OF THE ORIGINAL MARATHI
ARTICLES IN ENGLISH:
First article published in 1942 is about Art and Education and its importance. It
talks about creating sensitivity about art in general education. Art is sometimes
inborn with some students. This does not mean it cannot be taught. It helps
observe the subtlety of natural world. The myth about art is its easy subject to
teach which does not require special study and efforts. Art is as serious subject like
other which needs lot of preparations before introducing any lesson plan. Art helps
holistic development of a child. This article written nearly seven decades ago is still
relevant because over all attitude towards the subject Art has not changed even
today i.e. 2017.
Article published in 1950 is about understanding the importance of child’s creative
instinct. The subconscious mind of the child needs to express its inner world.
Drawing and painting is most powerful free and liberal way. Child is at stage where
verbal or textual expression is impossible. Art is an extension of his/her innocent
narrative world. The emotional aspect of child’s inner mind get free outlet when
art is introduced to them. Imagination becomes interpretation depicted through all
together new visual imagery. Today the awareness of child arts is reasonably better
than what it was 67 years back. Left‐handers and right‐handers are accepted by the
society. Drawing by both the hands is accepted. He has a foresight about art that is
evident in this article.
Article published in 1953 is truly ahead as regards the subject like colour and its
appearance. The subject has scientific base which is explained in a friendly
manner. How colour is perceived and what are its symbolic attributes. The science
of optics that covers the rods and cones on the retina of the eye and how human
brain interprets colour and black/white sensation. It also covers our day to day
experiences about colour perception. He wanted to bridge the gap between art
and science which he persuaded the study of this colour subject till his death in
1987.

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First known published article on Art
Education in 1942‐Sahyadri issue.

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An abstract sketch and sitting at the Elora Temple for on the spot landscape.

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Earlier known published article on Child Art in 1950‐ Shuklendu issue.

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Portrait from Life by Artist
D.T. Padekar on Sand paper
bellow and life study
in water colour by his son
artist Prakash Joshi

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Earlier known published article on Colour and its appearance,
in 1953 Pranjyot‐March issue.

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Late Prof.R.P.Joshi my
father always use to
teach me to study eyes its
highlights and iris
whenever we discusses
about HEAD‐STUDY or
PORTRAIT PAINTING.
These are 11 examples of
his work in plaster, oil,
pastel or water colours.

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SUMMARIES OF THE ORIGINAL MARATHI
ARTICLES IN ENGLISH:
First article published in 1954 is about Art and Education and its importance. It
talks about creating sensitivity about art in general education which helps children
to be constructive. If we try to read the visuals in child art one will realize their
mental state is reflected like mirror image. The parents should understand the
hidden symbolic depictions in the child’s drawing and check the behavioral pattern
for positive change.
Article published in 1954 is about understanding the individual creators mindset. It
is found that the personality embodies in the sculptural piece of its creator.
Article published in 1954 is about the discussion on the process of aesthetics and
its evolution. It also discuss about the reconciliation of Aesthetics and Utility.
Still life by
R.P.Joshi in
watercolors
in the size
30”x40”.

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Earlier known published article on why children are
destructive? in 1954 Shobhana‐April issue.

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Earlier known published article on an individual and
incarnation / embodiment in 1954 Shobhana‐May‐issue.

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Earlier known published article on evolution of aesthetics
in 1954

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