Wu Zuoren

Wu Zuoren (Chinese: 吴作人; pinyin: Wú Zuòrén; Wade–Giles: Wu Tso-jen; 3 November 1908 – 9 April 1997)[1] was a Chinese painter.

A native of Jing County, Anhui, he was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.

For the remainder of his life, Wu Zuoren remains a prominent member of the central committee of the China Democratic League, Chairman of the Chinese Artists Association, and a member of the standing committee of the National People's Congress.

Wu Zuoren's second wife, Xiao Shufang, was an artist known for her flower paintings.

Wu Zuoren founded and endowed the "Wu Zuoren International Foundation of Fine Arts".

Wu Zuoren's Giant Panda postage stamps, first issue, 1963