Exhibit of Original National Emblem Artworks Unveiled in Hanoi

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On display are 112 sketches, featuring typical images of Vietnam, from the buffaloes and bamboo trees to the gate of the Hung Kings Temple and Hanoi’s Flag Tower.
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The exhibition also displays the originals of more than 100 pencil and colour drawings of the national emblem.
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Some 15 sketches were submitted to the Government in October 1954 for consideration, and President Ho Chi Minh signed a decree on January 14, 1956 to publicise the official emblem of Vietnam.
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A portrait of the late artist Bui Trang Chuoc
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Sketches of the national emblem of Vietnam drawn by Bui Trang Chuoc are on display at the exhibition.
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The original pencil drawings of the national emblem are introduced at the exhibition.
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A sketch of the national emblem features the One-Pillar Pagoda and Vietnamese rice.
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Sketches introduce Vietnamese history and traditional culture to both locals and tourists.
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Painter Bui Trang Chuoc, born in 1915 in Hanoi, graduated from the Indochina Fine Arts College, now known as the Vietnam Fine Arts University, in 1941. He was the first Vietnamese painter to design postage stamps in Indochina.

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