Jottings from the Granite Studio

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The Historical Record for July 19, 2008: Xu Beihong and the fall of the Taiping Capital

July 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Today is the birthday of painter Xu Beihong (徐悲鸿), born this date in Yixing, Jiangsu in 1895.  Xu studied painting in Shanghai until at the age of 22 he was hired by Cai Yuanpei to teach at Peking University.  After a two-year stint at the university, Xu traveled to France where he studied at the [...]

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