Diệp Minh Châu

Diệp Minh Châu (10 February 1919 - 12 July 2002) was a Vietnamese painter and sculptor. He studied at the University of Hanoi.[1] He was awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize for fine art in 1996.

Works

Bronze bust of Nguyễn Tuân named "Portrait of the writer Nguyễn Tuân" in Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts. It was made by Diệp Minh Châu in 1951. Dimensions: 30 × 45 × 55 cm.

Comparison of the same statues made from different material:

1959 poly statue Phu Loi people feel hatred for the enemy.
1959 bronze statue The people of Phu Loi oppose the enemy.
1958 bronze statue of Võ Thị Sáu.

References

  1. ^ Robert Trando - Letters of a Vietnamese Émigré - Page 31 2010 "Various groups were formed, like the Fine Arts Group of Nguyễn-Văn Sáng and Diệp-Minh Châu, setting their art shops in a room downstairs of Building A, ..."
  2. ^ Trọng Thiềm Cao Bảo tàng mỹ thuật Việt Nam 1999 "Passing the mangrove forest” (Gouache, 1947 by Diệp Minh Châu) ~ Sculptors and artists like Diệp Minh Châu, portrayed beautiful ...
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