The book is written by Dr. Pham Long and Dr. Tran Hau Yen The, two researchers who have had many years of companionship and cooperation in works on Indochinese fine arts.
With a structure of 100 questions - 100 answers, the book leads readers through the entire process of formation, development, and the changes of this school in 21 short years of operation, from 1924 to 1945.
Not only providing documents and knowledge about the historical context, organizational system, professor team and students' achievements, the book also answers interesting questions such as: Why does the school have many different names; Reasons for choosing school locations; List of principals/full-time principals; Is the school only training painters or not...
The book is for readers interested in the Indochina School of Fine Arts, the history and culture of Vietnam during the French colonial period, especially the journey of Bac Ky art. This is also a valuable document for students, lecturers, collectors, art circles and museums.
Researcher, painter, Dr. Tran Hau Yen The has a lot of enthusiasm for national cultural values. He is the author of many books such as "Dịch đồ - how to approach from sight", "Art decoration designs at King Dinh-Le Temple", "Old Songs in Old Streets", "Vietnamese Nghe Selection"... He has also received the "Bui Xuan Phai Award - For Love of Hanoi" twice. In particular, he has contributed a lot of effort to research Nghe, bringing Nghe's image to create shapes on many materials, restoring Nghe dance to introduce in Vietnam exploration tours...
