Publisher marks 50th birthday with new exhibition in Hanoi

Publisher marks 50th birthday with new exhibition in Hanoi
11:42' 12/06/2007 (GMT+7)
VietNamNet Bridge – Illustrations for children's books produced by the Kim Dong Publishing house over the last 50 years have gone on display in Hanoi.
Pulp fiction: Kim Dong Publishing House's cover illustrations are on display at a new exhibit in Hanoi to celebrate its 50th anniversary.The exhibition is part of a programme of events to celebrate the publisher's 50th anniversary and features thousands of illustrations by more than 300 artists deemed to have made a significant contribution to the development of fine arts in the country.
According to organisers, the exhibition is a way of showing the publisher's gratitude to generations of talented artists who have contributed towards to company's development.
Visitors will be able to meet a number of the publisher's illustrators - either self-taught or graduates of the Indochina Fine Arts College and the Sai Gon Fine Arts College.
A number of those attending the exhibition made their names during the wars against the French and the Americans, while others have helped shape the country's modern art scene.
Among the famous artists who illustrated some of Kim Dong's earliest books are Bui Xuan Phai, Van Cao, Manh Quynh and Nguyen Tu Nghiem.
According to organisers, the exhibited artists have helped to bring an enchanted fairy tale kingdom alive for generations of Vietnamese children, while Kim Dong has set new standards in publishing.
The books are on display at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Association's exhibition house at 16 Ngo Quyen Street. The exhibit runs until next Monday.
(Source: Viet Nam News)