Tiananmen Square hung a new portrait of the chairman, and the citizens suspected that only one ear was exposed
In Tiananmen Tower, the majestic image is like an eternal monument, no matter which angle we look at him, we can feel his kind and firm eyes, as if watching us silently.
He will always be stationed in the Tiananmen Tower, witnessing the five-star red flag rising together with the rising sun, witnessing generation after generation of Chinese sons and daughters, and witnessing the rapid changes and development of New China.
It turned out that the portrait of ** was not achieved overnight, but was finally determined after many changes. So, when and where was this portrait officially hung?
No matter which angle we look at, why can we see the eyes of ***? What versions of the portrait appeared on the Tiananmen Tower? Many people think that the first time Tiananmen Square was hung on the first day of the founding ceremony on October 1, 1949, but in fact, as early as February 12, 1949, when China celebrated the peaceful liberation of Beiping, a portrait of *** was hung on the tower of Tiananmen Square.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, every household in China was full of lanterns, and the portraits of *** and Mr. Zhu hung on the tower of Tiananmen Square. At the commemoration meeting of the July 7 Incident, a huge red five-star was hung on the Tiananmen Tower, and the portraits of *** and Mr. Zhu were still hung on both sides.
In anticipation of the upcoming founding ceremony, it was decided to hang an official portrait of *** on this day. But how to choose** and who will paint this portrait?
**First let the photographer take a picture of ***, and then let *** pick it yourself. However, the chairman felt that these were too formal, so he decided to choose from his life photos.
Eventually, he chose a photo of him and Juri on a walk in 1945. In **, ** said to Zhu Rui: "The Soviet Union has an artillery marshal, you will be the artillery marshal of China!" ”
After saying that, the two laughed together. This moment was captured by the photographer and became the final selected portrait.
General Zhu Rui died heroically in the War of Liberation and became the highest sacrifice general of our army. In the preparatory work for the founding ceremony, ** thought of Zhou Lingzhao, who also created many excellent paintings when he joined the party, and painted portraits for ***.
After more than half a month of hard work by the couple, they successfully painted a painting that is 6 meters high and 4 meters wideA huge 6-meter, lifelike portrait.
** During the inspection, the marshal found that the chairman's discipline button was not buttoned, so Zhou Lingzhao re-started to button the chairman's clothes. However, the night before the founding ceremony, the examiner found a line of small letters under the portrait: "Serve the people", which did not quite correspond to the modest qualities of the chairman.
At the suggestion of ***, Zhou Lingzhao immediately repaired the line of words and added another button.
On the day of the founding ceremony, ** dressed in military uniform, wearing an octagonal hat, smiling, looking ahead, his portrait in front of the Tiananmen Tower and hundreds of millions of people and revolutionary martyrs looking forward to the bright future of New China.
In 1950, in order to celebrate the upcoming Labor Day, Xin Mang was invited to paint a portrait of taking off his hat to show his spirit. So, Xin Mang chose a side photo of him wearing grass green ** and looking up at his eyes from the many bareheaded photos of *** to draw.
When completed, the portrait was hung in the Tiananmen Tower. However, the third version of the portrait of ** was taken down urgently as soon as it was hung up, why is this?
On May Day in 1950, after Beijing citizens saw the new portrait of ***, although they were full of praise, they still found some problems in the portrait. **Although he smiled amiably, the characters in the portrait as a whole were a little upturned and their eyes were upward, unable to look at the people below, resulting in *** in the portrait not seeming to see the masses.
*After receiving feedback from the masses, the third version of the portrait was immediately taken down and repainted overnight by Xin Mang and a number of painters according to the opinions of the masses. The new portrait is excellent, but there are still people who feel that it is not perfect: how can the ears of ** be missing?
Before the National Day in 1952, **proposed to select a suitable one** and not replace it. So painters and art professors all over the country began to create, and finally unanimously selected Zhang Zhenshi's creation, the chairman in the portrait solemnly looked ahead, and his facial features were clearly visible.
This sixth version of the portrait was used until 1963, a total of eleven years.
From 1963 to 1967, Mr. Wang Guodong created a version of the chairman's bareheaded photo hanging in Tiananmen Square. In 1966, the leaders decided to replace the portrait of the chairman with a new one in Tiananmen Square every year before the National Day to maintain its freshness.
Because oil paintings fade under strong light, in 1967, Wang Guodong and Ge Xiaoguang created an eighth version, the frontal portrait of both ears, which became the final version that is still used today.
This version of the *** chairman looks straight ahead, looking at the front with kindness and kindness, and his gaze can be felt from any direction, which undoubtedly puts forward extremely high requirements for the level of the artist.
After Wang Guodong's death in 1976, he was deeply affected and decided to complete the colossus himself. He handed over this important task to his apprentice Ge Xiaoguang, and Ge Xiaoguang persisted for more than 40 years, focusing on shaping the best eyes, and he was engrossed in every pen.
Now, the statue in front of Tiananmen Square has become a symbol, how long will it exist?
Deng Gong once firmly said that the portrait of the chairman will always hang on the tower of Tiananmen Square, witnessing the rise of China. To this day, this commitment has not changed.