Jean Volang, (Vietnamese / French 1921-2005), Oil on board, signed LL "Volang", presented on the back:"à Mon cher Ami Laughlin Phillips

Item # FA-108

Jean Volang, (Vietnamese / French 1921-2005)

Oil on board, signed LL "Volang", size: 19 1/2" x 25 1/2", Also inscribed and presented on the back:

"à Mon cher Ami Laughlin Phillips, Washington le 15 / 11 / 1967. Volang.

LE REPOS DES PIGEONS VOYAGEURS MESSAGERS DU “WASHINGTONIAN”

Puissent ces deux pigeons apporteraient à notre ami Phillips et au monde des messages de PAIX et de bonheur. Volang."

Translation:

To my dear friend Laughlin Phillips, Washington November 15, 1967, Volang.

The Washingtonian’s carrier pigeons at rest.

May these two pigeons bring to our friend Phillips and to the world messages of PEACE and of happiness. Volang.

Biographies:

Jean Volang, born in 1921, the second of his father’s fourteen sons, studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Hanoi, and tought there for sometime. In 1946 he became a political prisoner of the first Ho Chi Minh regime, but escaped to Hong Kong where for three years he continued his work and study. In 1949 he moved to Paris. Volang was a former Ambassador at Large during the Diem regime. Volang won the “Grand Prix du Salon Unique d’Indochine” in 1943 he went on to exhibit his work around the world, many of his works are in museums and distinguished private collections around the world.

Laughlin Phillips (October 20, 1924 – January 24, 2010), also known as Loc Phillips, was an American museum director from Washington, D.C. The son of wealthy art collectors, he managed The Phillips Collection, a museum founded by his parents. Under his leadership, the museum increased its collection, underwent expansion projects and received substantial financial support. Prior to his career as a museum director, Phillips served during World War II, worked as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and co-founded the Washingtonian magazine in 1965.