Pan He

Pan He (, 1925 – November 22, 2020) was a Chinese sculptor and educator. Born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, he took up sculpture in his youth as the Japanese occupation kept him indoors. Despite a lack of support from his parents, in 1950 he enrolled at the Fine Arts department of the South China People's Academy of Literature and Arts. He gained national recognition in 1957 for his sculpture ''Hard Times'', and began teaching at the academy by 1960. Over his seventy-year career, Pan – an advocate for urban sculpture – produced hundreds of works, with his ''Zhuhai Fisher Girl'' and ''Pioneering Ox'' having become icons of Zhuhai and Shenzhen, respectively. Pan worked with a range of materials, producing realist works that reflect the history of modern China. He gained several national accolades, including lifetime achievement awards in 2009 and 2010. Provided by Wikipedia