Jin Shangyi (1934) hails from Jiaozuo, Henan
Province. He completed his training at the Central Academy of Fine Arts
in 1953. In 1955, he studied oil painting under the Soviet master
Konstantin Maksimov. Jin has been teaching oil painting at various academies in
China.
Among Jin's many patriotic works is the one featured above. It is a collaborative effort, in which Hou Yimin, Deng Shu and others participated. Jin was also involved in the creation of the more recent (post-Cultural Revolution) versions of Dong Xiwen's famous painting The Founding of the Nation [Kaiguo dadian].
Sources:
Chen Lusheng, Xin Zhongguo meishu tushi—1949-1966 [The Art History of the People's Republic of China—1949-1966] (Beijing: Zhongguo qingnian chubanshe, 2000) [in Chinese]
Michael Sullivan, Modern Chinese Artists -- A Biographical Dictionary (Berkeley, etc:
University of California Press, 2006)
Zhongguo meishuguan (ed.), 中国美术年鉴 1949-1989 (Guilin: Guangxi meishu chubanshe, 1993)
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