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  • Chinese Prints 1950-2006 in the Ashmolean Museum by Weimin He and Shelagh Vainker

    Chinese Prints 1950-2006 in the Ashmolean Museum

    I have been taking this road, and will keep on taking the same; as long as I can pick up a knife, I must keep on cutting.

    In 1938, Zhao Yannian studied at the Shanghai School of Arts. He studied woodcut printmaking in 1939 and joined the All China Association of Anti-Enemy Woodcut Artists in 1941. In 1950, he began to teach at the Huadong East China branch of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (now called the China National Academy of Fine Arts) in Hangzhou. Zhao lost his post during the Cultural Revolution and resumed his teaching duties in 1972. Zhao’s woodcuts are mostly in monochrome, with strong contrasts, reflecting the social conflicts of the times in which he has lived. His innovative use of cutting and printing techniques has influenced several generations of printmakers in China. Zhao is particularly well known for his portraits of Lu Xun and illustrations for Lu Xun’s novels.

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