Lin Aqin

Lin Aqin (Taiwanese Hokkien: Lîm O-khîm; September 29, 1915 – October 8, 2020) was one of the gouache painters active during Taiwan under Japanese rule. She was married to the painter Kuo Hsueh-hu. Lin passed away in San Francisco, USA, on October 8, 2020.^[1]

Life

In 1928, Lin Aqin enrolled at Taipei Third High School for Girls, where she studied gouache painting under Kyu Harada, revealing her artistic talent. Through Harada's introduction, she met Guo Xuehu, and they married in the spring of 1935 in front of the Yuanshan Shrine.^[2] To support Guo Xuehu's artistic career, Lin, who came from a wealthy family, shouldered the heavy responsibilities of raising their children and managing the household finances after marriage.^[3] In the 1960s, Lin paused her artistic pursuits to focus on her family. In the 1970s, she moved to the United States. She and Guo Xuehu had four children: Guo Zhenxiang, Guo Songfen, Guo Xiangmei, and Guo Songnian.^[2]

Works

Southern Country

Yellow Crotalaria

Lantern Festival - Taiyang Award (1950)

Film and television works

In 2016, the television drama "Purple Dadaocheng" featured Lin Aqin's character portrayed by Fu Xiaoyun.^[4]

References

^ 三立新聞網 (2020-10-09). "前輩畫家郭雪湖妻子林阿琴辭世享嵩壽105歲 | 生活 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM" [Former painter Guo Xuehu's wife Lin Aqin passed away, enjoying a 105 year old birthday | Life | SETN COM]. www.setn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
^ ^a ^b Storm.mg (2016-07-22). "台灣第一國寶畫家背後的溫柔力量：結婚77年來她放棄夢想，一生守護丈夫藝術夢-風傳媒" [The gentle power behind Taiwan's first national treasure painter: After 77 years of marriage, she gave up her dream and guarded her husband's artistic dream for the rest of her life - Feng Media]. www.storm.mg (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
^ 中時新聞網 (2013-06-23). "現當代女性藝術演繹五部曲 - 藝文副刊" [Contemporary Women's Art Performance Pentagram - Art and Culture Supplement]. 中時新聞網 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-10.
^ 劇夠 (2021-08-26). "時代劇的正確打開方式｜時代與當代的化學撞擊，《紫色大稻埕》的在地實踐論" [The correct way to open a time drama | The chemical collision between the times and the present, and the local practice of 'Purple Dadaocheng']. 劇夠 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-12-10.

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[1] 三立新聞網 (2020-10-09). "前輩畫家郭雪湖妻子林阿琴辭世享嵩壽105歲 | 生活 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM" [Former painter Guo Xuehu's wife Lin Aqin passed away, enjoying a 105 year old birthday | Life | SETN COM]. www.setn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-10.

[:0-2] Storm.mg (2016-07-22). "台灣第一國寶畫家背後的溫柔力量：結婚77年來她放棄夢想，一生守護丈夫藝術夢-風傳媒" [The gentle power behind Taiwan's first national treasure painter: After 77 years of marriage, she gave up her dream and guarded her husband's artistic dream for the rest of her life - Feng Media]. www.storm.mg (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-12-10.

[3] 中時新聞網 (2013-06-23). "現當代女性藝術演繹五部曲 - 藝文副刊" [Contemporary Women's Art Performance Pentagram - Art and Culture Supplement]. 中時新聞網 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2024-12-10.

[4] 劇夠 (2021-08-26). "時代劇的正確打開方式｜時代與當代的化學撞擊，《紫色大稻埕》的在地實踐論" [The correct way to open a time drama | The chemical collision between the times and the present, and the local practice of 'Purple Dadaocheng']. 劇夠 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-12-10.

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