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Arthur van Langenberg MBE (12 April 1909 – September 1970) was a Sri Lankan public servant, painter and actor. He is considered one the important Sri Lanka artists of the Colombo '43 Group of the 20th century.

Born on 12 April 1909 the fourth son of James Van Langenberg, Solicitor General of Ceylon (1912–1915) and Francis Ethel Vander née Straaten. Arthur van Langenberg graduated from the University of London and joined the Colombo Port Commission, becoming its secretary. He was closely associated with the Colombo '43 Group and was a founder member of the Art Centre Club. In 1953 he was appointed a trustee of the Lionel Wendt Memorial Fund, serving on the board for three years.

He was appointed a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1955 New Year Honours for his services for the Colombo Port Commission.

Van Langenberg died in September 1970 in Hendon, Middlesex, at the age of 61.

References

1. Dalmia, Yashodhara (2016). Buddha to Krishna: Life and Times of George Keyt. Taylor & Francis. p. 70. ISBN 9781315311449.
2. "The '43 Group". The '43 Group. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
3. Ferguson's Ceylon Directory (PDF). 1953. p. 121.
4. "Portrait Head of Arthur van Langberg". Lionel Wendt Centre for the Arts. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
5. "Arthur van Langenberg". www.artceylon.com. Artceylon. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
6. "London Gazette" (PDF). thegazette.co.uk. The Gazette of London. 1 January 1955. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

Further reading

• Weereratne, Neville (1970). Arthur van Langenberg. Colombo: Lionel Wendt Memorial Trust.

External links

• Lionel Wendt Theatre
• Sapumal Foundation
• The 43 Group
• Down memory lane with Lionel Pieris

• 1909 births
• 1970 deaths
• 20th-century Sri Lankan painters
• Burgher artists
• Burgher people
• Sri Lankan civil servants
• People from British Ceylon
• People from Colombo
• Alumni of the University of London
• Ceylonese Members of the Order of the British Empire