| Zhou Lingzhao | |
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| Birth: | 2 May 1919 Pingjiang County, Hunan, China |
| Death: | 3 January 2023 Beijing, China |
| Age: | 103 years, 246 days |
| Country: |  CHN
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| Centenarian | |
Zhou Lingzhao [Chinese: 周令钊] (2 May 1919 – 3 January 2023) was a Chinese centenarian and painter.
Biography[]
Zhou Lingzhao was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan, China on 2 May 1919.
On 1 October 1949, he was ordered to paint the portrait of Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square for the proclamation of the People's Republic of China.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively contributed to the design of the flag of the Communist Youth League of China (1950), the flag of the Young Pioneers of China (designed by Liu Yiyan in 1950 and modified by Zhou Lingzhao), and contributed to the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (1950).
Since 1950, Zhou Lingzhao had served annually as the art designer for the Chinese art team in the parade by Tiananmen Square of the International Workers' Day (1 May) and the National Day of the People's Republic of China (1 October). He contributed to the design of the 1 August Medal (1955), Order of Independence and Freedom, and the Order of Liberation. Since 1950, he had been in charge of the art design of the second, third, and fourth sets of Renminbi banknotes.
Zhou Lingzhao died in Beijing, China on 3 January 2023 at the age of 103 years, 246 days.
References[]
- "国家形象"设计者周令钊：参与设计三套人民币 China News (中国新闻网), 30 September 2013
- 周令钊 Yueyang City, 15 April 2015 (Archived)
- Hand behind the Mao portrait China Daily, 10 September 2019
- Salute! 100-year-old Artist Zhou Lingzhao from CAFA Selected as the Central Academy of Fine Arts, 25 September 2019
- Zhou Lingzhao, "the first designer in New China", died at the age of 104 Teller Report, 3 January 2023