Liao Jingwen

Liao Jingwen

Liao Jingwen (April 1923 - June 16, 2015), female, from Changsha, Hunan Province, was admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1939. She married Xu Beihong in 1945. She was the director of Xu Beihong Memorial Hall, honorary president of Xu Beihong painting academy, chairman of Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association, honorary president of Beijing Rongbao painting academy and honorary president of Xu Beihong Art Academy of Shanghai Maritime University.

On the evening of June 16, 2015, Liao Jingwen died at his home in Beijing at the age of 92.

Life of the characters

When Liao Jingwen was 6 years old, his family moved to Changsha. He studied in Changsha No.11 primary school and Zhounan girls' middle school, and then took part in Anti Japanese literary activities. He was admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1939. He was the librarian of the Central Academy of fine arts. After arriving in Chongqing in 1940, he worked as an assistant in the president's office. In 1943, she was admitted to the Chemistry Department of Chengdu Jinling Women's University. He married Xu Beihong in 1945 and helped her work and take care of her life. Xu Beihong died of cerebral hemorrhage in 1953. From 1953 to 1956, in order to write a good biography of Xu Beihong, she entered the university again and took a part-time study in the Chinese Department of Peking University. In 1956, she took advantage of her school winter vacation to visit Xu Beihong's hometown, Yixing, Jiangsu Province. She visited her parents-in-law's grave, met with many relatives and friends, collected a lot of information about Xu Beihong's life, and visited Yixing county and many villages and towns. In 1957, she completed her university studies and served as director of Xu Beihong Memorial Hall, research librarian and director of Xu Beihong studio. And applied to the Central Academy of fine arts to teach the history of Chinese literature. In my work, I continued to collect materials about Xu Beihong, prepared for writing Xu Beihong's biographical literature, and wrote the first draft. During the "Cultural Revolution", she was raided several times, and almost all the information collected for many years was destroyed. Xu Beihong's tombstone was smashed, which brought her great pain. In 1973, Premier Zhou Enlai sent people to visit her and wrote a letter to discuss with her about the restoration of Xu Beihong Memorial. In October 1976, when Xu Beihong's tombstone was restored and the memorial hall was rebuilt, she wrote a new biography of Xu Beihong, which was finally completed in 1982. In 1992, Liao Jingwen returned to his hometown Changsha Jinjing, Hunan Province, and made contributions to the construction of his hometown. At the same time, he changed Shegang township of Liuyang City in Changsha City into Shegang town. Later, he inscribed the title of Liuyang No.8 Middle School, a local middle school, and presented a couplet inscription: "heaven and earth are great in the book, and heaven and earth are wide in China." It inspires the younger generation to study hard, and is determined to change their hometown and make contributions to national construction. member of the seventh CPPCC National Committee and member of the eighth CPPCC Standing Committee. At 7:03 p.m. on June 16, 2015, Liao Jingwen died peacefully at his home in Beijing at the age of 92.

Character works

He is the author of Xu Beihong's life (Biography).

family life

Married Xu Beihong in 1945; son: Xu Qingping daughter: Xu Fangfang

Character contribution

After Xu Beihong's death, in order to thank the party and the state for their concern for Xu Beihong, Liao Jingwen donated more than 1200 works left by Xu Beihong, and more than 1000 famous paintings and calligraphy of Tang, song, yuan, Ming, Qing and modern times collected by Xu Beihong, books, pictures, monuments, art materials, etc. to the Ministry of culture, and donated a set of apartments in Beijing to establish Xu Beihong Memorial.

Character evaluation

This is a woman born and living for Xu Beihong. Her life is branded with Xu Beihong. However, Liao Jingwen did not confine himself to "little love". She can transform "little love" into "great love of national culture", which is her excellence. (people's website evaluation) in the summer before the end of the second century, three teachers and mothers of Keran, Shilu and Beihong family died one after another, which caused great losses to China's art industry. The teacher's mother showed special care for her disciples, which made them unforgettable. (art critic Liu Xilin) Mr. Liao Jingwen actively supports the work of Guobo, supports the construction of the giant relief of "Yugong Yishan" in Guobo West Hall, and puts forward valuable suggestions. (Chen Lvsheng, deputy curator of the National Museum of Fine Arts) she has always been concerned about the development of the school. She is very happy and gratified that the school takes the motto of "to be meticulous and to be broad" which Mr. Xu Beihong often teaches students. (Gao Hong, Secretary of the CPC Central Academy of Fine Arts) Mr. Liao Jingwen is very concerned about the cause of Chinese fine arts. She has an amazing memory of Beihong. In addition to writing books and articles, every time she was interviewed and attended lectures, she was full of deep feelings and eloquent. She spared no effort to carry forward Xu Beihong's artistic spirit and made special contributions to the narration of Xu Beihong and the important chapter of Chinese art in the 20th century. Her kind appearance and feelings full of cultural concern will always be remembered. (fan Dean, President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts) Mr. Liao Jingwen is great. We cherish the memory of Mr. Liao with a heavy spirit, inherit the career of Mr. Liao and Mr. Xu, and promote the prosperity and development of our Chinese art career. (Jin Shangyi, chairman of China Artists Association and vice chairman of China Federation of literary and art circles) Mr. Liao Jingwen has been persistently disseminating Xu Beihong's artistic spirit and educational ideas. Regardless of his old age, he has been working in the front line. He has made indelible contributions to the country's artistic wealth and the cause of Chinese art. She will always be my respected teacher. (oil painter and art educator Hou Yimin) Mr. Liao is a very kind person. He is elegant and noble. He has seen her a few times, mostly in winter. She always wears a warm red beret and doesn't pick it at dinner. This hat is full of spirit and vigor, but it is an old hat with many holes. (Ma Lu, Dean of the school of modeling and head of the Department of oil painting, Central Academy of Fine Arts)

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