Ernest Binfield Havell | |
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| Born | 16 September 1861 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 31 December 1934 (aged 73) |
| Occupation(s) | Arts administrator, art historian, art critic |
Ernest Binfield Havell (16 September 1861 – 31 December 1934), who published under the name E.B. Havell, was an influential English arts administrator, art historian and author of numerous books about Indian art and architecture. He was a member of the Havell family of artists and art educators. He was the principal of the Government School of Art, Calcutta from 1896 to 1905, where, along with Abanindranath Tagore, he developed a style of art and art education based on Indian rather than Western models, which led to the foundation of the Bengal school of art.[1][2]
- ^ Mitter, Partha (2001). Indian art. Oxford University Press. p. 177. ISBN 0-19-284221-8.
- ^ Cotter, Holland (19 August 2008). "Art Review: Indian Modernism via an Eclectic and Elusive Artist". The New York Times.