VietNamNet Bridge – To celebrate the August Revolution and the National Day 2012, Hue City -based Le Ba Dang Art Center has exhibited anti-war propaganda posters by well-known foreign artists.

These posters, by Picasso, Matta, Pignon, etc., have been preserved by Vietnamese painter Le Ba Dang since 1968.

On the Day of Intellectual Circles for Vietnam, March 23, 1968, Le Ba Dang and many famous painters signed the Call for Intellectuals to act for “A day of intellectuals for Vietnam” in Paris, to call for the end of the Vietnam War.

Painter Le Ba Dang is now 90 years old and lives in France but Mr. Dang always wishes for Hue to become a center of arts of Vietnam.

After the exhibition, Dang will present all posters and other artworks to the Thua Thien-Hue authorities, including 8 anti-Vietnam War posters (1968), 37 posters on the October Revolution by Russian artists (1966), 10 pottery artworks, four wood statues, one large-sized painting, two carpet paintings, two paper paintings.

So far, Dang has presented 390 artworks to Hue city, which are displayed at the Le Ba Dang Art Center.

Some anti-war posters on display:

A poster by Picasso.

A poster by Vatta.

Posters by Pignon.

Russian posters.

A large-sized painting by Le Ba Dang (1mx10,6m)

Artist Le Ba Dang.

Compiled by T. Van (photo: Dan Tri)