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Li Mei-shu (Chinese: 李梅樹; pinyin: Li Méishù; 13 March 1902 – 6 February 1983) was a Taiwanese painter, sculptor, and politician. Born to an upper-class family in Sankakuyū ( Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Saⁿ-kak-éng ), Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Sanxia District , New Taipei City ).
The Li Mei-shu Memorial Gallery (traditional Chinese: 李梅樹紀念館; simplified Chinese: 李梅树纪念馆; pinyin: Lǐméishù Jìniànguǎn) is a memorial gallery located in Sanxia District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The gallery is dedicated to Taiwanese painter, sculptor and politician Li Mei-shu.
After you visit the Qingshui Zushi Temple, you can go to this gallery if you want to know more about the life stories of Li Mei-shu. The small gallery exhibits masterpieces, personal items and documents of the art master.
Li Mei-Shu was born in 1902, Sanxia, New Taipei, Taiwan. He graduated from Tokyo Fine Arts College in 1934. In 1947, he played the leading role in the reconstruction plan for the Temple in Sanxia. He was dedicated to this project.
Li Mei-shu, the “Great Wall” of Taiwanese Art Movement Born in 1902 in Sanhsia, Taiwan, Li Mei-shu (李梅樹) developed interest in drawing since early childhood. He left for Japan in 1928 to pursue his dream of becoming a painter.
Born to a upper-class family in Sanxia, Li Meishu began to demonstrate a propensity for painting in his early years. In 1918, he was accepted into the Painting Division of the Taiwan Governor-General's National Language School.
Details. LI MEISHU. (1902-1983) A Clear Day. signed 'Meishu' in Chiense (lower right) oil on canvas. 116.5 x 91 cm. (45 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.) Painted in 1942. Literature. LITERATURE: Li Jingguan, The Oil Paintings by Li Mei-shu, Taipei, Taiwan, 1982, plate 5, (illustrated). Artist Publishing Co.,
