Heroic Art

It was startling how much art in the Hanoi Museum of Fine Arts were heroic depictions from 20th century wars.

 Playing as Little Soldiers.  1949.  Woodcut.  Tran Van Can.

 Carrying an Anti-Tank Mine in a Death-Braving Spirit.  1960.  Bronze.  Tran Van Hoe.

 Hauling Cannons.  1957.  Lacquer.  Duong Huong Minh.

 Ceremony Admitting a New Member to the Communist Party at Dien Bien Phu.  1963.  Lacquer.  Nguyen Sang.

 Farmers' Struggle  Against Taxation.  1960. Lacquer.  Nguyen Tu Nghiem.

 Portrait of a Soldier.  1964.  Oil on Canvas.  Nguyen Trung.