Cheng Wu-fei
Chinese painter
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Cheng Wu-fei (Mandarin Chinese: 費成武; 30 December 1911 – 24 August 2000) was a Chinese painter
Cheng Wu-fei | |
|---|---|
費成武 | |
| Born | 30 December 1911 |
| Died | 24 August 2000 (aged 88) Barnet, England |
Resting place | Kenwood House |
| Education | Nanjing University Slade School of Art |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Chien-Ying Chang |
Biography
Born in 1911, Chen Wu-fei was a student of Xu Beihong at the Department of Fine Arts of the National Central University of Nanjing where he met his future wife Chang Chien-ying, both would win British Council grants to study overseas in Britain, where they enrolled in the Slade School of Art from 1947 to 1950[1]
Chen, participated in the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]
Chen was married to Chang Chien-ying in 1953. Following the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, the couple opted to permanently stay in London. Much of his later life was dedicated to an academic career.[1]