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[[File:Calligraphy by Master Qi Baishi, Asian Antiquities.jpg|thumb|200px|Calligraphy by Master Qi Baishi]]<br />
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On [[CIIC:Selected anniversaries/September 16, 2009|September 16]], [[1957]], '''Qi Baishi''' ('''齐白石'''), president of the [[Association of Chinese Artists]], died at the age of 97. Qi was awarded the "[[International Peace Award]]" in [[1955]]. <br />
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Qi Baishi was one of [[China]]'s most famous 20th century painters. He was born into a peasant family from Xiangtan, [[Hunan]]. After working as a carpenter, Qi became a world famous painter, and made extraordinary contribution to the development of Chinese art.<br />
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Qi received the title "People's artist" from the Central Cultural Ministry in [[1953]].<br />
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