Original sketches of Vietnam’s national emblem on display in Hanoi
Wednesday, 26/08/2020 16:58 (GMT+7)
Nearly 200 archives of the Vietnamese national emblem and the original sketches created by the late artist Bui Trang Chuoc are on display at an exhibition in Hanoi to celebrate the 75th anniversary of August Revolution (August 19) and National Independence Day (September 2).
Original sketches of Vietnam’s national emblem on display in Hanoi
The exhibition is being held by the State Records Management and Archives Department in collaboration with the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.
Artist Bui Trang Chuoc was born in 1915 in Hanoi. He graduated from Indochina Fine Art College in 1941. In June 1951 he joined the national emblem designing contest. From 1953 to 1955, artist Bui Trang Chuoc drew 94 draft designs and a dozen of detail versions of objects he wanted to use in the national emblem design.
Visitors to the exhibition (Source: CPV)
Director of the State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam Dang Thanh Tung said the sketches are unique artworks, and the exhibition is to honour Chuoc in particular and Vietnamese painters in general for their enormous contributions to the creation of national symbols.
The exhibition helps the public, especially young people, gain a better understanding of the national emblem and nurture their patriotism.
The exhibition will run at Vietnam Fine Arts Museum until September 6./.
Compiled by BTA