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1901
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Hua Tianyou ( 1901-1986 ), named Shunqing 舜卿, was born in Huaiyin, in Jiangsu
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Province, in China.
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1924/1932
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A graduate of the Normal School in Jiangsu Province, he took drawing lessons
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at the Fine Arts School of Shanghai.
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1933
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He accompanied Xu Beihong, in Paris, for the traveling exhibition of Chinese painting.
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He decided to stay in France, and joined the studio of sculptor Henri Bouchard (1875-1960 ).
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1934
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He entered the National school of Fine Arts and the Academy Julian, in the workshop of
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François Niclausse (1879-1958).
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1939
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He graduated from ENSBA Paris ( sculpture Department ).
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During the war, he worked for two years, in the workshop of Charles Despiau (1874-1946)
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at La Grande Chaumière.
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1941
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He won the silver medal with his sculpture Sortie de Bain and the following year,
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the Gold medal at the Salon de Printemps.
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1948
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Upon his return from China, he was appointed Professor at the National Academy of Art
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in Beijing, and Director of the sculpture department.
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In addition to drawing and sculpture, his public commissions, such as :
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The Memorial to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen square ( 1959 ),made him famous.
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1986
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He passed away at the age of 85. |
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Collections selection
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China
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| Beijing |
National Art Museum Of China |
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France
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| Paris |
National Moderne Art Museum |
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Cernuschi Museum |
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exhibitions selection |
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2008
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27.03 05.04 Hua Tianyou Sun Jiabo MOCA Beijing China
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2011
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09.09 31.12 Artistes chinois à Paris Cernuschi Museum Paris France
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2018
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23.03 24.06 Deux sculpteurs chinois Hua Tianyou Yan Dehui Cernuschi Museum Paris France
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Danièle Sicard
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Hua Tianyou 滑田友 - Female Body N°3 1945 - Bronze
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