Lee Man Fong | |
| (1913 - 1988, Indonesian) | |
| Guangzhou, Canton, China, 1913 - Jakarta, Indonesia, 1988. In 1916, Lee Man Fong’s family moved from Canton to Singapore. He began his studies of painting in Singapore, and in 1932 he moved to Jakarta where he started an advertising agency and worked as a commercial artist. In 1941 he visited Bali and painted there for a brief period; in the same year he had a solo exhibition in Jakarta. In 1947 he was awarded the Malino grant by the Dutch Governor-General to study painting in Holland and he stayed there until 1952. He traveled widely during those years and held several solo exhibitions. In 1955 he founded the Yin Hua artists’ association, and served as chairman. He became a Presidential Palace painter for the former Indonesian President Soekarno in 1961, and also compiled the 5-volume edition of President Soekarno’s art collection. | |
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