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San Win

1905 – 1981

Burmese painter

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About San Win

Lived 1905 – 1981 (aged 75–76). San Win was a Myanmar painter.

San Win (; 1905–1981) was a painter who is renowned in Burma as the first Burmese painter to embrace impressionism as his chief style of depiction. He is also well known as a devoted and tireless government official who presided over art programs in Burma.

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Important facts

Born
1905, British rule in Myanmar
Birth century
Died
1981, Myanmar
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Goldsmiths, University of London, Columbia University
Awards
Fulbright Scholarship; Wunna Kyawhtin

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped San Win's

Frequently asked questions

Who was San Win?

Burmese painter (1905-1981)

When was San Win born?

San Win was born in 1905 in British rule in Myanmar.

When did San Win die?

San Win died in 1981 in Myanmar.

What was San Win's occupation?

San Win was a painter.

What nationality was San Win?

San Win was Myanmar.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: San Win

· Wikidata: Q7415391

· DBpedia: San Win (painter)

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