drawing
- Museum number
- 1999,0630,0.18
- Title
- Object: drawing
- Description
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Black crayon drawing on machine-made paper, showing a group of male and female workers preparing printing machines for press in Thanh Hoa. Signed, dated and inscribed.
- Production date
- 31 May 1965
- Dimensions
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Height: 27.50 centimetres
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Width: 39 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Harrison-Hall, 2002:
Many of the war artists published their work in illustrated newspapers and magazines printed in the Quoc ngu script.
Nguyen Thu (b. 1930, Hanoi) joined the army in 1946 as a cadet, when the National Resistance was officially declared. He had a natural artistic talent which he utilized to produce propaganda posters and drawings and he also assisted with the production of a newspaper for the Resistance movement's political section, illustrating books and newspapers. During the period of resistance against the French, Nguyen Thu created several notable works which were officially acclaimed and he subsequently won several prizes. He left the army in 1954 to resume his studies, joining the Fine Arts College, Hanoi, from 1955. During the war against America he often took his students to record the activities in the countryside, painting and drawing not only the army but also every-day subjects such as industry and agriculture.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2002 13 Jun - 8 Dec, BM/OAII, Vietnam Behind The Lines. Images from the War (1965-1975)
- Associated events
- Associated Event: American-Vietnam War
- Acquisition date
- 1999
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1999,0630,0.18
