While researching artist biographies for submission to the huge international database http://www.askart.com, I discovered a fascinating article written by Michael Smithies for the Siam Society Journal entitled “The Bangkok Art Scene in the Early 1960s: A Personal Souvenir” (http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/1971/JSS_066_2f_Smithies_BangkokArtSceneInEarly1960s.pdf) He wrote: “The year 1960 is taken as the starting point for this overview because that was the year before anything noteworthy had happened. The Fine Arts University, Silpakorn, had existed as a degree-giving institution since the Second World War, with numerous faculties. Poh Chang, the Arts and Crafts School founded […]