Exhibition "Famous Vietnamese Generals Through Works of Art"
The exhibition "Famous Vietnamese Generals Through Works of Art" opened on the afternoon of December 29th in Hanoi.
The event was jointly organized by the Heritage Club, the Vietnam Historical Science Association, and the Military History Museum to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2014) and to look forward to the 40th anniversary of the complete liberation of the South and national reunification (1975-2015).
Former General Secretary Le Kha Phieu and former Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Pham The Duyet attended and cut the ribbon to inaugurate the exhibition. General Phung Quang Thanh, Minister of National Defense, sent a congratulatory flower arrangement.
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| The campaign command, under the direct leadership of General Vo Nguyen Giap, is discussing battle plans for each battle. Photo: VNA archives. |
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Duong Trung Quoc, Secretary General of the Vietnam Historical Science Association, said that the exhibition "Famous Vietnamese Generals Through Artworks" is an activity under the "Legends of Vietnam" project implemented by young people of the Heritage Club to contribute to promoting the historical and revolutionary values of the nation through the creation of national hero images through works of art. Through this, young people express their national pride, pride in their national origins, and especially to honor the famous Vietnamese generals throughout the periods of nation-building and national defense.
The exhibition "Vietnamese Generals Through Artworks" displays numerous oil paintings, watercolors, photographs, sculptures, and carvings depicting portraits of famous Vietnamese generals, focusing on highlighting the images of two exemplary Vietnamese generals of the modern era, heroes who led the Vietnamese People's Army to great victories in the two wars of resistance against France and the United States: General Vo Nguyen Giap, Commander-in-Chief, and General Nguyen Chi Thanh.
The highlights of the exhibition are the works of veteran painter Phan Kế An; the lacquer portrait collection by artist Trần Tuấn Long, and the large-format oil portraits by artist Mai Duy Minh.
Particularly noteworthy are the 6-meter-long "Epic Poem" by artist Nguyen Doan Son, depicting the Vietnamese revolutionary path, and the portrait of General Nguyen Chi Thanh, created by female artist Ngo Thi Thuc using over 100,000 matchsticks...
At this exhibition, the organizers also displayed many documentary photos about the activities of generals and high-ranking leaders of the Party and State in the process of building the People's Army and making decisions on important national events...
The exhibition "Famous Vietnamese Generals Through Works of Art" is taking place at the exhibition hall at 45 Trang Tien Street until January 5, 2015.
According to Vietnam+
