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Tô Ngọc Vân (蘇玉雲,[1] 15 December 1906 or 1908 – 17 June 1954), also known as Tô Tử, was a Vietnamese painter. Several of his paintings are being displayed at the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts.[2][3] He taught a resistance art class in the northern zone during the war with the French, and died as the result of injuries received at the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ.[4] He was among the first recipients of the Ho Chi Minh Prize in 1996.

Tô Ngọc Vân
Born	1906 Hưng Yên
Died	1954 (48 years old)
Nationality	Việt Nam
Notable work	Younger lady beside tuberose
Awards	Ho Chi Minh Prize

He worked as painting teacher in Bưởi school, professor at the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine and principal of the Việt Bắc Art School and has had significant influence on a whole generation of artists in Vietnam.[5]

Vân contributed to the magazines of Tự Lực văn đoàn ("Self-Strengthening literary group") by drawing cartoons on current events, social issues, and everyday live.[6]

The To Ngoc Van (crater) on Mercury was named in his honour.[7]

Life and career

Ngọc Vân was born on December 15, 1906 (although some sources record his birth in 1908) in Xuan Cau village, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province.

Ngọc Vân was born as a poor boy and skipped school during his third year in high school to follow his dream of becoming an artist. In 1926, he was able to pass the entrance exam in the Vietnam University of Fine Arts during the first generation of the school and graduated two years later. Ngọc Vân painted many places in his artwork, some of which include Bangkok, Huế, and Phnom Penh. He was also a writer and art critic in the art press. He cooperated with the Vietnamese newspapers Phong Hóa và Ngày Nay and Thanh Nghị.[8]

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На других языках

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[de] Tô Ngọc Vân

Tô Ngọc Vân (* 15. Dezember 1906, nach anderen Quellen 1908 in der Provinz Hưng Yên; † 17. Juni 1954 in oder nahe Điện Biên Phủ), auch bekannt unter seinem Gelehrtennamen Tô Tử, war ein vietnamesischer Maler.

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- [en] Tô Ngọc Vân

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[fr] To Ngoc Van

Tô Ngọc Vân (également connu sous le nom de Tô Tử ) était un peintre vietnamien (né le 15 décembre 1906 ou 1908 – mort le 17 juin 1954). Plusieurs de ses peintures sont exposées au Musée national des beaux-arts du Vietnam[1],[2]. Il fut enseignant au sein de la promotion de résistance des Beaux-Arts, à Hanoï dans la zone nord pendant la guerre avec les Français. Il est décédé des suites des blessures subies à la bataille de Điện Biên Phủ[3]. Il a compté parmi les premiers lauréats du prix Ho Chi Minh en 1996.

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[ru] То Нгок Ван

То Нгок Ван (вьетн. Tô Ngọc Vân; псевдонимы То Ты (вьетн. Tô Tử), Ай Ми (вьетн. Ái Mỹ), TNV; 15 декабря 1906 или 1908, деревня Суанкау, Хынгйен, Вьетнам — 17 июня 1954, близ перевала Лунгло, Вьетнам) — вьетнамский живописец и график.

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