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ARTISTS
 Pan Shou He was
born in 1911 in Nanan, Fujian in China. He came
to Singapore in 1930 as a young man of 19, well-schooled in Chinese
classics and brush. Pan Shou's artistic
achievements are the result of decades of studying ancient Chinese
scripts. He studied many calligraphic masterpieces of China, especially
those on commemorative stone tablets. Upon this
foundation, his own calligraphic style gradually evolved over the years
and he became Singapore's most well-known calligrapher. Some of
his works: *Poem of Zither
1999 8 panels (purchased by the Singapore Art
Museum with support from the Lee Foundation) The
Singapore Art Museum's website is at NHB. Selected
Exhibitions: *1990 Singapore Art Fair
(Singapore) *1991 Singapore Art fair
(Singapore) *1991 Solo calligraphy
exhibition: National Museum Art Gallery (Singapore) Awards: *Gold
Medal, Salon des Artistes Francais, Grand Palais, Paris (France) *Cultural
Medallion Award, Ministry of Information & The Arts (Singapore) Selected
Collections: *National Museum Art Gallery
(Singapore)
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