Original designs of national emblem go on show in Hanoi

Themed “Sketches of the Vietnamese National Emblem - Painter Bui Trang Chuoc”, the exhibition showcases the artist's original emblem creations kept at the National Archives Centre No 3.

On display are 112 sketches, featuring typical images of Vietnam, from the buffaloes and bamboo trees to the gate of the Hung Kings Temple and Hanoi’s Flag Tower.

The exhibition also displays the originals of more than 100 pencil and colour drawings of the national emblem.

Some 15 sketches were submitted to the Government in October 1954 for consideration, and President Ho Chi Minh signed a decree on January 14, 1956 to publicise the official emblem of Vietnam.

A portrait of the late artist Bui Trang Chuoc

Some sketches of the national emblem of Vietnam drawn by Bui Trang Chuoc.

The original pencil drawings of the national emblem.

A sketch features the One-Pillar Pagoda and Vietnamese rice.

Sketches introduce Vietnamese history and traditional culture to both locals and tourists.

Painter Bui Trang Chuoc, born in 1915 in Hanoi, graduated from the Indochina Fine Arts College, now known as the Vietnam Fine Arts University, in 1941. He was the first Vietnamese painter to design postage stamps in Indochina.

Original designs of national emblem go on show in Hanoi

02-09-2023 06:27

(VOVWORLD) - 200 documentary archives and original sketches of the Vietnamese national emblem produced by late painter Bui Trang Chuoc are being displayed at an exhibition in Hanoi to mark the 78th anniversary of the August Revolution on August 19 and National Day on September 2.

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