Gu Gan
| Gu Gan | |
|---|---|
 Gu Gan in 2009 (Photo credit: Liu Jilun) | |
| Born |
July 1942 (age 74)
|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Notable work | Heart to Heart, Label for Wine by Château Mouton Rothschild, The Red Golden Age, Collected by British Museum |
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. 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.
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
- Member of the Chinese Artists Association
- First president of the China Society of modern Calligraphy and painting
References
- ↑ 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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