Ho Chi Minh Museum receives Uncle Ho-related memorabilia

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong presenting certificates of merit to Mr. Doan Van Duc and Mr. Nguyen Van Duc

The givers were Mr. Doan Van Duc, Deputy Chief of Office of the Hanoi municipal Party Committee, and the family of Mr. Nguyen Van Duc, the son of painter Van Giao.

With great love for President Ho Chi Minh, generations of painters have created wonderful artworks featuring the beauty of the great leader who devoted his whole life to national independence and freedom, as well as the happiness of the people.

Van Giao (October 6, 1916 - January 10, 1996) was one of the Vietnamese revolutionary painters of the first generation. He was the first painter to directly depict Uncle Ho’s portrait in the revolutionary atmosphere in Hanoi in October 1945. With his passion for painting, Van Giao directly came to places where Uncle Ho used to live and work, including Nghe An and Cao Bang provinces, to create artworks.

Left: “Uncle Ho wrote the Declaration of Independence” painted in 1974 Right: “Escorting”

The painter left a number of charming paintings about nature and Uncle Ho. In addition, his artworks mainly portray landscapes of regions across the country, as well as the daily life, production activities, and struggles of people of all classes during the war.

Speaking at the ceremony, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum Vu Manh Ha expressed his deep thanks to the givers for these precious artworks, underlining that the three paintings contribute to enriching the museum's collection of paintings about President Ho Chi Minh.

Also, he promised that the paintings would be preserved in the best conditions to further uphold their values at exhibitions on President Ho Chi Minh.

Translated by Quynh Oanh