Huỳnh Văn Gấm (1922–1987) was a Vietnamese painter.
[Arts of Asia: Volume 38 2008 "In these lacquer paintings a very painterly style is now evident. Co Lien (Miss Lien) (34) by Huynh Van Gam (1922- 1987) from the fifteenth FASI class, sits in deep contemplative thought, and we might compare this rendition in lacquer with"]
Education
Huỳnh Văn Gấm attended Indochina Fine Arts College, the same course as many students who later became famous Vietnamese painters such as
Bùi Xuân Phái,
Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm, Tạ Thúc Bình.
Career
In 1944, with only one year left to graduate from the Indochina Fine Arts College, Huỳnh Văn Gấm withdrew from school. He returned to his homeland to secretly join the revolution. When the August revolution was successful, Huỳnh Văn Gấm was elected as a member of the Provincial Party Committee at only 23 years old. In 1946, after the national general election, Huỳnh Văn Gấm was elected a member of the National Assembly.
Works
Many of his works are in the
Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts,
Hanoi
Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
. Huỳnh Văn Gấm did not paint much for he painted carefully, often not satisfied with the work. His works mostly reflect on war and revolution topics.
* The Heart and the Gun-barrel (Trái tim và nòng súng), 1963 (Huỳnh Văn Gấm).
* Miss Lien (Cô Liên), 1962 (Huỳnh Văn Gấm).
* Cochinchina Uprising (Nam kỳ khởi nghĩa), 1940 (Huỳnh Văn Gấm).
Awards
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Ho Chi Minh
(born ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), colloquially known as Uncle Ho () among other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician who served as the founder and first President of Vietnam, president of the ...
Prize for Literature and Art (1990)
References
1922 births
1987 deaths
20th-century Vietnamese painters
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