Kyung-ja Chun
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| Kyung-ja Chun | |
| Hangul | 천경자 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 千鏡子 |
| RR | Cheon Gyeongja |
| MR | Ch'ŏn Kyŏngja |
Kyung-ja Chun (1924-August 6, 2015) was a prominent South Korean painter.[1] She was born in 1924 in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Chun studied painting at a college in Tokyo.
She was best known for her bold and vividly colorful paintings depicting mainly female figures, flowers, and animals.[2] One of her most famous paintings, "Page 22 in My Sorrowful Legend" (1977) is a self-portrait with snakes on top of a woman's head.[3]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 1975: Samil Prize
References
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External links
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