Sri Lankan pianist, artist, photographer, filmmaker and critic (1900-1944)
Lionel Wendt
Born
(1900-12-03)3 December 1900
Ceylon
Died
19 December 1944(1944-12-19) (aged 44)
Nationality
Ceylonese
Education
S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Inner Temple, Royal Academy of Music
Occupation(s)
Musician, photographer, literature collector, critic, and cinematographer.
Lionel George Henricus Wendt (3 December 1900[1] – 19 December 1944) was a pianist, photographer, filmmaker and critic from Sri Lanka. He was the leader of ‘43 Group, a collective of Sri Lankan artists.
The Lionel Wendt Art Centre is a major art centre and theatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, dedicated to his memory.[2]
^de Vos, F. H. (1912). "Genealogy of the Family of Wendt of Ceylon" (PDF). The Journal of the Dutch Burgher of Ceylon. 5 (4): 64–67.
Lionel George Henricus Wendt (3 December 1900 – 19 December 1944) was a pianist, photographer, filmmaker and critic from Sri Lanka. He was the leader of...
The LionelWendt Art Centre is a major art centre and theatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, dedicated to the memory of Sri Lankan photographic artist Lionel Wendt...
journalist Joja Wendt (born 1964), jazz musician LionelWendt (1900–1944), Sri Lankan pianist, photographer and critic Marian Wendt (born 1985), German...
Andi Roo 4 (November 2016) A three-day exhibition will be held at The LionelWendt Art Center featuring 13 artists. Art exhibition hosted by Sri Lankan...
District Judge of Kandy. They had two sons, Lionel George Henricus Wendt, a photographer and Henry Lorenz Wendt. A keen amateur photographer, he formed the...
Randeniya started taking courses in theater decor and screenwriting at LionelWendt Theatre Workshop. Randeniya became interested in acting while taking...
He inaugurated the first theatre school (the LionelWendt Kala Kendra Ranga Shilpa Shalika) at LionelWendt Art Centre, Colombo 7, in the 1970s and it was...
traditional Kandyan dance. The film ends as it began, panning over palm trees. LionelWendt as Narrator (voice) Writing for The Spectator in 1935, Graham Greene...
patron of the arts, and philanthropist. He was the co-founder of the LionelWendt Art Centre and its sole life-trustee. He is sometimes confused with Harry...
popular for their musical and theatrical performances, including the LionelWendt Theatre, the Elphinstone, and Tower Hall, all of which were made for...
member of the Colombo '43 Group of Sri Lankan artists and along with LionelWendt, George Keyt and Harold Peiris. Born on 20 July 1903 in Colombo, to Sir...
member of Colombo '43 Group J. L. K. van Dort – 19th-century artist LionelWendt – photographer and founder of the Colombo '43 Group David Blacker – author...
member of the Art Centre Club. In 1953 he was appointed a trustee of the LionelWendt Memorial Fund, serving on the board for three years. He was appointed...
area. From about the 1920s, artists such as George Keyt, Harold Peiris, LionelWendt and John de Silva also helped to popularise the dance form with their...
and Austrian Jew director Neuman Jubal and got back into theater. The LionelWendt Art Centre theater portion of the center opened on 12 December 1953 with...
Planetarium National Art Gallery, Sri Lanka World War Memorial Park LionelWendt Art Centre High Commission of Australia High Commission of Canada Embassy...
veteran artist Manju Sri. Chalermchai held a solo art exhibition at LionelWendt Art Gallery in Colombo, Sri Lanka. After the exhibition he brought those...
called Vera with his school friends, where the premiere was held in the LionelWendt Theatre. Then in 1964, he designed book cover for Karunaratne Saputantri's...
rangahala. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2019. "Puthra Samagama at LionelWendt". Daily News. Retrieved 25 April 2019. "Jagan Ma". Time Out. Retrieved...
impression. In 1930 at the Ferguson Hall, Union Place, the photographer LionelWendt organised Keyt and fellow artist Geoffrey Beling's first exhibition....
conduct art exhibitions at various locations including Barefoot and LionelWendt Art Centre. Beven initially studied at Newstead College, Negombo where...
She directed the play Dear Children Sincerely, which was staged at the LionelWendt Art Centre in 2017, and it was based on seven singular events that articulated...
Elphinstone Theatre and the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre. The LionelWendt Art Centre and the Nelung Arts Centre combine live theatre and art exhibition...
Theatre Facade Facade detail Entrance Auditorium Theatre of Sri Lanka LionelWendt Art Centre Navarangahala "Rs. 2,430 m Performing Arts Theatre at Nomads...
Senior School plays, musicals and concerts for packed audiences at the LionelWendt Theatre, the top theatre in Colombo. Recent successes include the 12...