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Phạm Thanh Tâm

April 12, 2024

Phạm Thanh Tâm (15 May 1932 – 30 May 2019) was a Vietnamese journalist and war artist, who used the pen name Huỳnh Biếc.[1] His career spanned the First Indochina War as a Việt Minh soldier participating in the resistance against French colonialism, as well as the Second Indochina War (also known as the Vietnam War) as a member of the People's Army of Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States.[2]

Phạm Thanh Tâm
Born15 May 1932
Nam Định Province, Vietnam
Died30 May 2019
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
EducationVietnam Fine Arts College
Known forJournalism, writing, sketching, painting, propaganda, documentation
StyleRealism/documentary
MovementÉcole des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine Influenced

Early life edit

Phạm Thanh Tâm was born in Vĩnh Hảo, Vinh Lại, Vụ Bản district, Nam Định Province – northern Hải Phòng – into a family with a tradition of revolutionary activities.[3] In 1941, his father and mother both joined the Việt Minh resistance against French colonialism.[4]

Education edit

Phạm Thanh Tâm began his education as a primary school student in Hải Phòng. After evacuating the city in late-1946, he attended a six-month painting training course organized by the Art Division of Military Zone III held at Phù Lưu Chanh communal house, near Đầu market, in Bắc Ninh.[5] His teachers included artists involved in the anti-colonial resistance, including Lương Xuân Nhị, Mai Văn Nam and Bùi Xuân Phái.[6]

Later, in 1963, he enrolled in the Vietnam Fine Arts College (also known as the Hanoi Fine Arts College). He graduated the Vietnam Fine Arts College in 1967.[4]

Career edit

First Indochina War edit

After his studies at the painting training course in Military Zone III, Phạm Thanh Tâm was assigned to the Culture and Information Office in Hưng Yên Province.[7]

In 1950, he joined the Việt Minh as a journalist and war artist. His initial assignment was to the 34th Regiment's Tất Thắng newspaper.[8] He was soon transferred to Artillery Division 351 to work for the division newspaper, Quyết Thắng.[9]

In 1952, along with his division, he was sent to China for artillery training. After returning to Vietnam, he and his division marched from the town of Lào Cai on Vietnam's northern border with China to Điện Biên Phủ, a journey of over 300 kilometres on foot. He arrived on 11 March 1954, two days before the decisive Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, which he participated in as a soldier and documented as an artist and journalist.[10]

Second Indochina War edit

From 1954 to 1963, he worked for three newspapers concurrently: the Military Art Newspaper (Văn Nghệ Quân Đội),[11] the People's Army Newspaper (Quân Đội Nhân Dân) and the Military Image Newspaper (Hình Ảnh Quân Đội).[4]

During his education at the Vietnam Fine Arts College, he volunteered for the front during the Second Indochina War. Again as a journalist, he was granted permission to write and paint from the battlefields along the Ho Chi Minh trail; in Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị and Hạ Long Bay; during the 1972 Christmas Bombings; in Đà Nắng and during the Fall of Saigon.[2][12][1][4]

Although artists worked under difficult conditions and with limited resources,[13] he managed to preserve most of his sketches and paintings by sending them back to Hanoi for safe keeping, using a variety of materials and the occasional use of photographs. He revealed to Sherry Buchanan of The Guardian "At Khe Sanh I did the watercolours right there at the battle. I used a plume rehaussée d'aquarelle [pen with watercolour]. The idea was not to hang around too long in one place. So I would usually add the pen later on. When I traveled around the country and there was no fierce fighting, I had more time to sketch carefully. I traveled with a photographer. That was very useful. If I forgot details, I could look at his pictures and fill in details. I used all kinds of materials: watercolours, pens, pencils – whatever I could find.".[14]

After Reunification edit

In 1978, he was appointed the director of the Military Fine Arts Workshop (later merged into the Military Museum) and staged painting exhibitions, taught art courses and erected statues to commemorate the reunification of Vietnam.[15]

He retired from the army as a Colonel and moved to Ho Chi Minh City with his family in 1989.[8]

Phạm Thanh Tâm died in Ho Chi Minh City on 30 May 2019.[16][17]

Works edit

Art Works[15][18]

  • Spring in the Điện Biên Phủ Artillery Tunnel
  • Road to Điện Biên in the Past
  • Landscape on Điện Biên Phủ Stilt House
  • Saigon Gateway on 30 April 1975
  • Deep in Trường Sơn Forest
  • In the Past, Quảng Trị
  • Baby Mường Pồn

Books edit

  • Phạm Thanh Tâm, Drawing Under Enemy Fire: War diary of a young Vietnamese artist, 2005, Asia Ink, London ISBN 978-0953783939[10]
  • Phạm Thanh Tâm, Carnet de guerre d'un jeune Viêt-Minh à Diên Biên Phu (War diary of a young Viêt-Minh in Diên Biên Phu), 2011, Armand Colin, Paris ISBN 978-2200257590[19]
  • Phạm Thanh Tâm, Trang Sử Vàng Điện Biên Phủ (History Of Dien Bien Phu Victory), 2014, Nhà Xuất bản Thời Đại (Thời Đại Publishing House)
  • Phạm Thanh Tâm, Tiến về Sài Gòn (Going to Saigon), Nhà Xuất Bản Trẻ (Young Publishers) ISBN 978-6049423437
  • Phạm Thanh Tâm, Dung Dăng Dung Dẻ, Nhà Xuất Bản Trẻ (Young Publishers)
  • Phạm Thanh Tâm, Vượt Ngầm (Breaking Down), Nhà Xuất Bản Trẻ (Young Publishers)
  • Phạm Thanh Tâm, Ngày về Sài Gòn (Return to Saigon), Nhà Xuất Bản Văn Hóa-Văn Nghệ (Cultural-Arts Publishing House)
  • Phạm Thanh Tâm, Đường 9, Khe Sanh: Tránh, Ký Họa Kháng Chiến Chống Mỹ (Route 9, Khe Sanh: Avoid, Sketch Anti-American Resistance) 2012, Nhà Xuất Bản Trẻ (Young Publishers) OCLC 857863995, LCCN 2013-350686

Collections edit

Phạm Thanh Tâm's wartime works are collected by numerous museums in Vietnam, as well as a number of international collections.[18]

Official Roles edit

  • Founding member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, 1957
  • Founding member of the Vietnam Journalists Association, 1957
  • Director of the Workshop on Fine Arts of the Armed Forces, 1978-1989
  • Colonel in the People's Army of Vietnam, 1989
  • Member of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Art Association
  • Member of the executive committee of the Vietnamese Plastic Art Association
  • Member of the Vietnam Veterans Association

Awards edit

  • Third prize at the National Art Exhibition, 1954
  • First Class Resistance Order
  • Third Class Military Exploit Order

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Phạm Thanh Tâm Biography". Witness Collection.
  2. ^ a b "Phạm Thanh Tâm". Dogma Collection.
  3. ^ Nguyên, Thuận (14 June 2019). "People painted pictures through two wars, 14 June 2019". Vietnam Military History Museum.
  4. ^ a b c d "Phạm Thanh Tâm Biography". Vietnam: The Art of War.
  5. ^ Minh, An. "Painter Phạm Thanh Tâm: Retelling history with painting". Liberation Saigon.
  6. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm. "In Memory of Painter Mai Van Hien "Meeting"". Ho Chi Minh University of Fine Arts.
  7. ^ Harrison-Hall, Jessica (2002). Vietnam Behind the Lines, Images from the War: 1965–1975. Chicago: Art Media Resources Ltd. ISBN 978-1588860200.
  8. ^ a b Phạm, Thanh Tâm (2012). Route 9, Khe Sanh: Avoid, Sketch during the Anti-American Resistance. Ho Chi Minh City: Nhà Xuất Bản Trẻ.
  9. ^ Nguyễn, Minh Ngọc (6 May 2014). "The last palm tree in the Điện Biên Phủ Campaign". Nghe An Public Security.
  10. ^ a b Phạm, Thanh Tâm (2005). Drawing Under Enemy Fire: War diary of a young Vietnamese artist. London: Asia Ink. ISBN 978-0953783939.
  11. ^ Wert, Dr. Hal Elliott (January 2014). "Artists Under Fire". Armchair General – via History Net.
  12. ^ Bảo, Linh (7 May 2018). "People painted paintings through two wars of resistance". Nhanh Dần.
  13. ^ Riding, Alan (22 October 2002). "ARTS ABROAD; The Vietnam War, as Seen in Art From the Other Side". The New York Times.
  14. ^ Buchanan, Sherry (10 June 2002). "Drawing Fire". The Guardian.
  15. ^ a b Linh, Tuấn (12 June 2019). "The Artist Wrote and Drew Under Fire". Vietnam Military History Museum.
  16. ^ Nguyễn, Quốc Trung (10 June 2019). "Artist-soldier Pham Thanh Tam has Left". Veterans of Ho Chi Minh City.
  17. ^ Phạm, Tôn (12 June 2019). "Sad News – Painter Phạm Thanh Tâm Passes Away". Phạm Tôn's Blog.
  18. ^ a b Võ, Thu Hương (4 May 2016). "The One Who Keeps the Dien Bien Fire Between Saigon". Lam Dong Online.
  19. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (2011). Carnet de guerre d'un jeune Viêt-Minh à Diên Biên Phu (War diary of a young Viêt-Minh in Diên Biên Phu). Paris: Armand Colin. ISBN 978-2200257590.
  20. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1965–1975). Phạm Thanh Tâm "Soldier dressing another soldier's head wound". London: British Museum.
  21. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1967). "Approach Khe Sanh Battlefield". Ho Chi Minh City: Dogma Collection.
  22. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1954). A Singer of the Armed Force's Literature and Arts Division at Điện Biên Phủ. Ho Chi Minh City: Dogma Collection.
  23. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1955). A Year After Điện Biên Phủ Victory. Ho Chi Minh City: Dogma Collection.
  24. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1964). Guarding Halong Bay. Ho Chi Minh City: Dogma Collection.
  25. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1972). Russian Tank. Ho Chi Minh City: Dogma Collection.
  26. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1973). Propaganda Painting in Oil on Hemp. Ho Chi Minh City: Dogma Collection.
  27. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (2017). "Oil Paint: Main Collections". Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum.
  28. ^ Bảo, Linh (9 May 2019). "People Painted Paintings Through Two Wars of Resistance". Military Zone 7 Newspaper.
  29. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (2003). Coming Home. Hanoi: Vietnam Military History Museum.
  30. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm. Keeping the Sky. Hanoi: Vietnam Military History Museum.
  31. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1954). Điện Biên Phủ Bunker. Penang, Malaysia: Witness Collection.
  32. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1954). Laying Flowers on Graves. Penang, Malaysia: Witness Collection.
  33. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1956). The 17th Parallel. Penang, Malaysia: Witness Collection.
  34. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1959). Defending the Border. Penang, Malaysia: Witness Collection.
  35. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (1967). Khe Sanh. Penang, Malaysia: Witness Collection.
  36. ^ Phạm, Thanh Tâm (30 April 1975). Saigon After Victory. Penang, Malaysia: Witness Collection.

Further reading edit

External links edit

  • Vietnam Fine Arts Museum 29 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  • Witness Collection
  • Vietnam: The Art of War
  • Dogma Collection

April 12, 2024
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Phạm Thanh Tam 15 May 1932 30 May 2019 was a Vietnamese journalist and war artist who used the pen name Huỳnh Biếc 1 His career spanned the First Indochina War as a Việt Minh soldier participating in the resistance against French colonialism as well as the Second Indochina War also known as the Vietnam War as a member of the People s Army of Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States 2 Phạm Thanh TamBorn15 May 1932Nam Định Province VietnamDied30 May 2019Ho Chi Minh City VietnamNationalityVietnameseEducationVietnam Fine Arts CollegeKnown forJournalism writing sketching painting propaganda documentationStyleRealism documentaryMovementEcole des Beaux Arts de l Indochine Influenced Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Career 3 1 First Indochina War 3 2 Second Indochina War 3 3 After Reunification 4 Works 4 1 Books 5 Collections 6 Official Roles 7 Awards 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksEarly life editPhạm Thanh Tam was born in Vĩnh Hảo Vinh Lại Vụ Bản district Nam Định Province northern Hải Phong into a family with a tradition of revolutionary activities 3 In 1941 his father and mother both joined the Việt Minh resistance against French colonialism 4 Education editPhạm Thanh Tam began his education as a primary school student in Hải Phong After evacuating the city in late 1946 he attended a six month painting training course organized by the Art Division of Military Zone III held at Phu Lưu Chanh communal house near Đầu market in Bắc Ninh 5 His teachers included artists involved in the anti colonial resistance including Lương Xuan Nhị Mai Văn Nam and Bui Xuan Phai 6 Later in 1963 he enrolled in the Vietnam Fine Arts College also known as the Hanoi Fine Arts College He graduated the Vietnam Fine Arts College in 1967 4 Career editFirst Indochina War edit After his studies at the painting training course in Military Zone III Phạm Thanh Tam was assigned to the Culture and Information Office in Hưng Yen Province 7 In 1950 he joined the Việt Minh as a journalist and war artist His initial assignment was to the 34th Regiment s Tất Thắng newspaper 8 He was soon transferred to Artillery Division 351 to work for the division newspaper Quyết Thắng 9 In 1952 along with his division he was sent to China for artillery training After returning to Vietnam he and his division marched from the town of Lao Cai on Vietnam s northern border with China to Điện Bien Phủ a journey of over 300 kilometres on foot He arrived on 11 March 1954 two days before the decisive Battle of Điện Bien Phủ which he participated in as a soldier and documented as an artist and journalist 10 Second Indochina War edit From 1954 to 1963 he worked for three newspapers concurrently the Military Art Newspaper Văn Nghệ Quan Đội 11 the People s Army Newspaper Quan Đội Nhan Dan and the Military Image Newspaper Hinh Ảnh Quan Đội 4 During his education at the Vietnam Fine Arts College he volunteered for the front during the Second Indochina War Again as a journalist he was granted permission to write and paint from the battlefields along the Ho Chi Minh trail in Khe Sanh Quảng Trị and Hạ Long Bay during the 1972 Christmas Bombings in Đa Nắng and during the Fall of Saigon 2 12 1 4 Although artists worked under difficult conditions and with limited resources 13 he managed to preserve most of his sketches and paintings by sending them back to Hanoi for safe keeping using a variety of materials and the occasional use of photographs He revealed to Sherry Buchanan of The Guardian At Khe Sanh I did the watercolours right there at the battle I used a plume rehaussee d aquarelle pen with watercolour The idea was not to hang around too long in one place So I would usually add the pen later on When I traveled around the country and there was no fierce fighting I had more time to sketch carefully I traveled with a photographer That was very useful If I forgot details I could look at his pictures and fill in details I used all kinds of materials watercolours pens pencils whatever I could find 14 After Reunification edit In 1978 he was appointed the director of the Military Fine Arts Workshop later merged into the Military Museum and staged painting exhibitions taught art courses and erected statues to commemorate the reunification of Vietnam 15 He retired from the army as a Colonel and moved to Ho Chi Minh City with his family in 1989 8 Phạm Thanh Tam died in Ho Chi Minh City on 30 May 2019 16 17 Works editArt Works 15 18 Spring in the Điện Bien Phủ Artillery Tunnel Road to Điện Bien in the Past Landscape on Điện Bien Phủ Stilt House Saigon Gateway on 30 April 1975 Deep in Trường Sơn Forest In the Past Quảng Trị Baby Mường PồnBooks edit Phạm Thanh Tam Drawing Under Enemy Fire War diary of a young Vietnamese artist 2005 Asia Ink London ISBN 978 0953783939 10 Phạm Thanh Tam Carnet de guerre d un jeune Viet Minh a Dien Bien Phu War diary of a young Viet Minh in Dien Bien Phu 2011 Armand Colin Paris ISBN 978 2200257590 19 Phạm Thanh Tam Trang Sử Vang Điện Bien Phủ History Of Dien Bien Phu Victory 2014 Nha Xuất bản Thời Đại Thời Đại Publishing House Phạm Thanh Tam Tiến về Sai Gon Going to Saigon Nha Xuất Bản Trẻ Young Publishers ISBN 978 6049423437 Phạm Thanh Tam Dung Dăng Dung Dẻ Nha Xuất Bản Trẻ Young Publishers Phạm Thanh Tam Vượt Ngầm Breaking Down Nha Xuất Bản Trẻ Young Publishers Phạm Thanh Tam Ngay về Sai Gon Return to Saigon Nha Xuất Bản Văn Hoa Văn Nghệ Cultural Arts Publishing House Phạm Thanh Tam Đường 9 Khe Sanh Tranh Ky Họa Khang Chiến Chống Mỹ Route 9 Khe Sanh Avoid Sketch Anti American Resistance 2012 Nha Xuất Bản Trẻ Young Publishers OCLC 857863995 LCCN 2013 350686Collections editPhạm Thanh Tam s wartime works are collected by numerous museums in Vietnam as well as a number of international collections 18 British Museum 20 Dogma Collection 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts 27 Logistics Museum Military Zone 9 Museum Southeastern Armed Forces Military Zone 7 Museum 28 Vietnam Fine Arts Museum Vietnam Military History Museum 29 30 War Remnants Museum Witness Collection 31 32 33 34 35 36 Official Roles editFounding member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association 1957 Founding member of the Vietnam Journalists Association 1957 Director of the Workshop on Fine Arts of the Armed Forces 1978 1989 Colonel in the People s Army of Vietnam 1989 Member of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Art Association Member of the executive committee of the Vietnamese Plastic Art Association Member of the Vietnam Veterans AssociationAwards editThird prize at the National Art Exhibition 1954 First Class Resistance Order Third Class Military Exploit OrderSee also editVietnam University of Fine Arts People s Army of Vietnam Việt Minh First Indochina War Vietnam WarReferences edit a b Phạm Thanh Tam Biography Witness Collection a b Phạm Thanh Tam Dogma Collection Nguyen Thuận 14 June 2019 People painted pictures through two wars 14 June 2019 Vietnam Military History Museum a b c d Phạm Thanh Tam Biography Vietnam The Art of War Minh An Painter Phạm Thanh Tam Retelling history with painting Liberation Saigon Phạm Thanh Tam In Memory of Painter Mai Van Hien Meeting Ho Chi Minh University of Fine Arts Harrison Hall Jessica 2002 Vietnam Behind the Lines Images from the War 1965 1975 Chicago Art Media Resources Ltd ISBN 978 1588860200 a b Phạm Thanh Tam 2012 Route 9 Khe Sanh Avoid Sketch during the Anti American Resistance Ho Chi Minh City Nha Xuất Bản Trẻ Nguyễn Minh Ngọc 6 May 2014 The last palm tree in the Điện Bien Phủ Campaign Nghe An Public Security a b Phạm Thanh Tam 2005 Drawing Under Enemy Fire War diary of a young Vietnamese artist London Asia Ink ISBN 978 0953783939 Wert Dr Hal Elliott January 2014 Artists Under Fire Armchair General via History Net Bảo Linh 7 May 2018 People painted paintings through two wars of resistance Nhanh Dần Riding Alan 22 October 2002 ARTS ABROAD The Vietnam War as Seen in Art From the Other Side The New York Times Buchanan Sherry 10 June 2002 Drawing Fire The Guardian a b Linh Tuấn 12 June 2019 The Artist Wrote and Drew Under Fire Vietnam Military History Museum Nguyễn Quốc Trung 10 June 2019 Artist soldier Pham Thanh Tam has Left Veterans of Ho Chi Minh City Phạm Ton 12 June 2019 Sad News Painter Phạm Thanh Tam Passes Away Phạm Ton s Blog a b Vo Thu Hương 4 May 2016 The One Who Keeps the Dien Bien Fire Between Saigon Lam Dong Online Phạm Thanh Tam 2011 Carnet de guerre d un jeune Viet Minh a Dien Bien Phu War diary of a young Viet Minh in Dien Bien Phu Paris Armand Colin ISBN 978 2200257590 Phạm Thanh Tam 1965 1975 Phạm Thanh Tam Soldier dressing another soldier s head wound London British Museum Phạm Thanh Tam 1967 Approach Khe Sanh Battlefield Ho Chi Minh City Dogma Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 1954 A Singer of the Armed Force s Literature and Arts Division at Điện Bien Phủ Ho Chi Minh City Dogma Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 1955 A Year After Điện Bien Phủ Victory Ho Chi Minh City Dogma Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 1964 Guarding Halong Bay Ho Chi Minh City Dogma Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 1972 Russian Tank Ho Chi Minh City Dogma Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 1973 Propaganda Painting in Oil on Hemp Ho Chi Minh City Dogma Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 2017 Oil Paint Main Collections Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum Bảo Linh 9 May 2019 People Painted Paintings Through Two Wars of Resistance Military Zone 7 Newspaper Phạm Thanh Tam 2003 Coming Home Hanoi Vietnam Military History Museum Phạm Thanh Tam Keeping the Sky Hanoi Vietnam Military History Museum Phạm Thanh Tam 1954 Điện Bien Phủ Bunker Penang Malaysia Witness Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 1954 Laying Flowers on Graves Penang Malaysia Witness Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 1956 The 17th Parallel Penang Malaysia Witness Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 1959 Defending the Border Penang Malaysia Witness Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 1967 Khe Sanh Penang Malaysia Witness Collection Phạm Thanh Tam 30 April 1975 Saigon After Victory Penang Malaysia Witness Collection Further reading editJessica Harrison Hall Vietnam Behind the Lines Images from the War 1965 1975 2002 Art Media Resources Ltd Chicago ISBN 978 1588860200 Phạm Thanh Tam Drawing Under Fire War diary of a young Vietnamese artist 2005 lt http asiainkbooks com drawing under fire gt Asia Ink London ISBN 978 0953783939 Sherry Buchanan Mekong Diaries Vietcong Drawings amp Stories 1964 1975 2008 Asia Ink London and University of Chicago Press lt https press uchicago edu ucp books book chicago M bo6154966 html gt ISBN 978 0226078304 Phạm Thanh Tam Carnet de guerre d un jeune Viet Minh a Dien Bien Phu 2011 Armand Colin Paris ISBN 978 2200257590External links editVietnam Fine Arts Museum Archived 29 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine Witness Collection Vietnam The Art of War Dogma Collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phạm Thanh Tam amp oldid 1192535954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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