Exhibition of portrait of female general Nguyen Thi Dinh

Portraits of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Dinh - the first female general of the Vietnam People's Army, and hero Nguyen Van Troi are depicted at the exhibition.

Portrait of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Dinh - the first female general of the Vietnam People's Army - through charcoal drawing by artist Diep Minh Chau. The work is displayed at the exhibition Children of the Fatherland, taking place from August 15 to September 10 at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of National Day.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Dinh (1920-1992), alias Ba Dinh, was born into a peasant family with a tradition of patriotism in Ben Tre (old). She joined revolutionary activities at the age of 16 and was admitted to the Indochinese Communist Party two years later. In 1940, she was arrested by the enemy and imprisoned in Ba Ra prison (Binh Phuoc).

After being released from prison, during the August Revolution in 1945, she participated in leading the uprising to seize power in Ben Tre province. In the years after the signing of the Geneva Agreement (1954), Ba Dinh was one of the key cadres in Ben Tre, serving as Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. She led the Dong Khoi movement in the South, founding the "Long-haired Army".

From 1965 to 1975, she was the President of the Women's Union for the Liberation of South Vietnam and then Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces for the Liberation of South Vietnam. In April 1974, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dinh was promoted to the rank of Major General.

Woodcut painting of hero Nguyen Van Troi by author Hoang Dao Khanh, created in 1965.

Nguyen Van Troi was born in 1940, in Dien Ban, Quang Nam (old). At the age of 23, in the revolutionary struggle movement of the people of Saigon, he became a soldier in the Special Forces (F100), the suicide squad of the Southwest wing of Saigon.

In early 1963, he was sent to the base to study politics , train in urban commando combat, and met his teammates Ba Son, Tu Kiem, and Nguyen Huu Loi. They were organized into an operational team and assigned the task of targeting US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.

On May 2, 1964, Nguyen Van Troi was assigned to plant mines at Cong Ly Bridge (now Nguyen Van Troi Bridge) to assassinate the high-ranking military delegation of the US government led by Robert McNamara. While preparations were underway, the commando team received notice that the US delegation would arrive two weeks earlier than expected.

On the morning of May 9, the commando team set out to complete the final preparations. That night, Troi and his teammates were arrested while on duty. He was sentenced to death by a military court and executed on the morning of October 15, 1964. His image standing tall in the middle of the execution ground became a symbol of the generation of Vietnamese youth during the anti-American resistance.

The woodcut of Muong Khuong Guerrilla was made by artist Duong Ngoc Canh in 1979.

The event introduces 80 works, created between 1947-1986, in many materials such as oil, lacquer, silk, paper, wood, plaster.

Image of female guerrillas in Dong Thap through woodcut painting by Hoang Tram, completed in 1970.

According to the organizers, the exhibition is not only an artistic activity but also to pay tribute to the previous generation, so that the public can look back on history and continue the spirit of patriotism.

Woodcut by the late artist Duong Ngoc Canh, honoring the image of female guerrillas on Co To island.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh - Director of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum - said that through the lens of many generations of artists from Indochina, Resistance to Renovation and Modern art, the audience will be able to look back at the images of people who devoted their youth and strength to the country.

Plasterwork Faith (1967) by sculptor Tran Van Hoe.

Color woodcut of Tay Nguyen Militia carrying ammunition (1968) by artist Tran Huu Chat.

Audience visit the exhibition Children of the Fatherland.

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Photo: Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts

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