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Honoring “Greatest Teacher” Le Van Mien

HNN.VN - On the morning of March 11th, at Duy Tan Hotel, a seminar was held to commemorate the 150th birthday anniversary of Mr.Le Van Mien - a cultural figure and an artist. The seminar was organized by Thua Thien Hue Union of Literature and Arts Associations and Thua Thien Hue Fine Arts Association.

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Seminar commemorating the 150th birthday anniversary of the cultural figure and artist Le Van Mien 

At the seminar, various presentations were given, including “Le Van Mien - Character and Talent,” “Le Van Mien, the Greatest Teacher (1874 - 1943),” “Contributions to the Study of Cultural Figure Le Van Mien (1874 - 1943),” and discussions on his rare portrait works in the context of Vietnamese painting, introduced by the authors Nguyen Khac Phe, Nguyen Khoa Dieu Ha, Tran Viet Ngac, Do Xuan Phu...

All presentations aimed to clarify various aspects of the life and activities of the "Greatest Teacher" Le Van Mien, shedding light on his contributions to the fields of painting, education, and patriotic tradition, whereby, the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province and relevant central government departments can properly correspond to the stature and contributions of the cultural figure and artist Le Van Mien.

This is the first time Hue organized a seminar on the great cultural figure and artist Le Van Mien, as part of activities commemorating his 150th birthday.

By Pham Phuoc Chau
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