On the occasion of the 100th founding anniversary of the Taiwanese Cultural Association (TCA), the "Vanguards of an Emerging Identity: A Century of Artistic Power at the Taiwan Cultural Association in Taichung (進步時代-臺中文協百年的美術力)" exhibition presented some representative works from the collection of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA), allowing audiences to experience the past of TCA in the good old days through art.
The Yang's Family
Yang Chao-chia (楊
肇嘉), a co-founder of TCA, commissioned artist Li Shih-chiao (李石樵) to paint "The Yang's Family (楊肇嘉氏之家族)," which was not only shortlisted for Japan's Ministry of Education Art Exhibition in 1936 but also received acclaim from the emperor of Japan and the public.
Springtime at the Lin Family Garden in Wufeng
"Springtime at the Lin Family Garden in Wufeng (萊園春色：霧峰林家花園)" was created in 1939 by artist Kuo Hsueh-Hu (郭雪湖) when he visited Lin Hsien-tang (林獻堂), a co-founder of TCA.
Portrait of Wu Wu-yueh
Portrait of Wu Jun
Portrait of Chang Wen-huan
In addition, with the manager of the Central Bookstore Chang Hsing-chien's (張星建) help, Lee Shih-Chiao's works, "Portrait of Wu Wu-yueh (巫吳月肖像)," "Portrait of Wu Jun (巫俊肖像)," "Portrait of Chang Wen-huan (張文環肖像)," were sold out at the Central Bookstore, TCA's important cultural base in Taichung.