Gu Gan (Chinese: 古干 b.1942[1]),the family name is Gu, also whose original name is Zhang Shiqiang, is a calligraphist from Changsha, Hunan Province, China. He graduated from the middle school attached to the Central Art Academy in 1962. In 1975, he was assigned to work in the People's Literature Publishing House.
Gu Gan | |
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 Gu Gan in 2009 | |
| Born | July 28, 1942 Changsha, Hunan Province, China |
| Died | 30 May 2020 (aged 77) |
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In 1998 he was invited by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild to design the wine label for the Mouton Rothschild 1996 vintage.[2] Gu Gan is the first Chinese artist to ever have been thus honored.[3][4]
Positions
edit- Member of the Chinese Artists Association
- First president of the China Society of modern Calligraphy and painting
References
edit- ^ Sullivan, Michael (2006). Modern Chinese Artists: A Biographical Dictionary. University of California Press. pp. 43–. ISBN 9780520244498. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Barrass, Gordon S. (2002). The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China. University of California Press. pp. 190–. ISBN 9780520234512. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "The 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Label by Gu Gan". Château Mouton Rothschild: The Artist Labels.
- ^ Rohleder, Anna. "Now Is The Time To Buy Chinese Art". Forbes. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
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