群虾（木刻水印）

齐白石（1864年-1957年），湖南湘潭人，20世纪中国画艺术大师，20世纪十大书法家、画家之一，世界文化名人。
　　1926年，齐白石任国立北平艺术专科学校名誉教授、北平美术作家协会名誉会长、中央美术学院名誉教授、中央文史馆研究馆员、中国人民对外文化协会理事、中国画院名誉院长、北京中国画研究会主席、全国美术家协会主席；1949年7月、1953年9月，两次出席中华全国文学艺术工作者代表大会，连续当选为全国文联委员；1954年8月，当选第一届全国人民代表大会代表；与****主席交谊甚深并受到过接见；1953年1月，文化部授予其荣誉奖状及“人民艺术家”称号；1955年12月，德意志民主共和国艺术科学院授予其通讯院士荣誉奖；1956年4月，世界和平理事会授予其1955年度国际和平奖金，9月举行授奖仪式；1963年，被世界和平理事会推举为世界文化名人。著有《借山吟馆诗草》、《白石诗草》、《白石印草》、《白石老人自传》等。出版有《齐白石全集》等各种画集近百种。
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　　Qi Baishi (1864 – 1957), born in Xiangtan, Hunan, is a master of Chinese painting, and one of top 10 calligraphers and artists in the 20th century, and a world-renowned celebrity of literature.
　　In 1926, Qi Baishi acted as an honorary professor with National School of Fine Arts of Peiping, an honorary president of Peiping Association of Artists and Writers, an honorary professor with China Central Academy of Fine Arts, a researcher with Central Research Institute of Culture and History, a director with People’s Foreign Culture Association of China, an honorary president of Chinese Painting Institute, president of Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Painting and president of China Artists Association. On July 1949 and September 1953, he attended China National Literature Figure and Artists Conference twice and was elected a member of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles consecutively. On Aug 1954, he was elected as a member of the First National People’s Congress, maintaining deep friendship with Chairman Mao and being accepted. On Jan 1953, the Ministry of Culture granted him with an honorary certificate of merit and a title of “People’s Artist”. On Dec 1955, the Academy of Arts of Democratic Republic of Deutsches granted him with an honorary certificate of communication academician. On Apr 1956, the World Peace Council granted him with International Peace Prize for 1955 followed with an awarding ceremony in September. In 1963, he was recommended by the World Peace Council as a world-renowned celebrity of literature. His works include Poem Collections at Jieshanyin House, Poem Collections of Baishi, Seal Collections of Baishi, Autobiography of Senior Baishi etc. In addition, he published nearly 100 painting collections such as Collected Editions of Qi Baishi.