Wu Weishan titled honorary professor at prestigious art school in Russia
By Lin Qi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2016-11-25 15:17
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Wu Weishan (center) [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] |
The school founded in the 18th century is one of Russia's oldest higher art institutions. It helped to cultivate many Chinese artists in the 1950s and is one of the favorite art schools abroad for Chinese students today.
At the awarding ceremony observed by Russian ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov, Wu and Mikhailovsky also signed a cooperation agreement on behalf of the two institutions, which in the future will bring more Chinese and Russian artworks to each countries.
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