Chang Shana
Chang Shana | |
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常沙娜 | |
| Born | March 1931 (age 93) |
| Alma mater | Art School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Years active | 1951–present |
| Notable work | Great Hall of the People Cultural Palace of Nationalities |
| Parent(s) | Chang Shuhong Chen Zhixiu |
Chang Shana (
Museum of the Communist Party of China.[1] She was a member of the China Artists Association
.
Biography
Chang was born in
northwest China's Gansu province, and later served as its first president.[2] In the spring of 1945, her mother divorced with her father due to she could no longer bear local living conditions.[2] From 1945 to 1948, she and her father studied and copied Dunhuang murals.[4] In 1948, under the financial support of a Canadian woman teaching in China, she pursued advanced studies in the United States, studying drawing, human anatomy, art history, painting, and design at the Art School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[2][5]
She returned to China in December 1950 and taught at the Department of Construction,
reform and opening up, she was promoted to vice president of the Central Academy of Art and Design in 1982. One year later she was promoted again to become its present and held the post for 15 years.[2][3]
She was a delegate to the
13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.[3] She was a deputy to the 7th, 8th and 9th National People's Congress.[3]
Personal life
Chang married her first husband at the age of 22, but divorced very soon.[2] Ten years later, she married again to translator Cui Taishan.[2] She gave birth to a child by age 45.[2]
References
- ^ Lin Hui (林晖); Ding Xiaoxi (丁小溪); Huang Yue (黄玥); Wang Ziming (王子铭) (19 June 2021). 青史如鉴耀千秋——以习近平同志为核心的党中央领导中国共产党历史展览馆建设纪实. China Xinhua News (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Li Shuya (4 November 2014). "Chang Shana: The Daughter of Dunhuang". chinapictorial.com.cn. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f 献身敦煌艺术的常沙娜（东方书画名家）(组图). sina (in Chinese). 24 August 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ 专访88岁老艺术家常沙娜：父亲常书鸿将一生都献给了敦煌. Sohu (in Chinese). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Zhang Dong (张冬) (26 April 2017). “林徽因改变了我一生的选择”. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ 常沙娜：敦煌的女儿 “致知100人”18期. Sohu (in Chinese). 10 September 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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