Kyung-ja Chun
Kyung-ja Chun (1924-August 6, 2015) was a prominent South Korean painter.[1] She was born in 1924 in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Chun studied painting at a college in Tokyo.
She was best known for her bold and vividly colorful paintings depicting mainly female figures, flowers, and animals.[2] One of her most famous paintings, "Page 22 in My Sorrowful Legend" (1977) is a self-portrait with snakes on top of a woman's head.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Lee, Woo-young (October 22, 2015). "Artist Chun's life, death shrouded in mystery". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Ko, Hanae (October 23, 2015). "Korean Painter Chun Kyun-ja Dies at 91". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Kwon, Mee-yoo (July 1, 2016). "Chun Kyung-ja Lived Like Flame". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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