Duy Thanh Nguyen's Obituary
Duy Thanh Nguyen, Age 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 24, 2019 in San Francisco. He was born on August 11, 1931 in Vietnam to the parents of Kinh Duy Nguyen and Thuc Thi Nguyen. Duy Thanh is survived by his loving family, (Tuc thi Vo) his wife of 56 years, his three children, their spouses and his grand kids.
With nearly 60 years of drawing and writing in the spirit of liberation, tireless campaigning for a development of Vietnamese Literature and Art, Duy Thanh is a rare and famous painter (artist) in the history of Vietnamese Art, he was also an illustrator who presented newspaper covers, music covers for regular and unique literary and literary magazines of that period in the South. In all that work, he was always consistent and matured a broad mind and his heartfelt for painting. He has participated in numerous Exhibitions (1956, 1958 and 1961). His art was not only from paintings but also his poetry and discussions about art and literature in the newspaper. The process of subversion and renaissance in the creative life of this writer-artist is being continued by today’s generations of art continue its glorious path.
Services will be held on December 15, 2019 at 9am in Chapel of the Chimes.
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