Yu Youren

Yu Youren (Chinese: 于右任; pinyin: Yú Yòurèn), a notable member of Kuomintang, was the first president of Shanghai University (上海大学) in the 1920s. Yu came from a highly educated family. He is perhaps best known for his calligraphy and is regarded as one China's modern masters. His works in cursive and semi-cursive manner are intensely animated. Yu Youren was also a scholar of calligraphy and published related works.

Youren Yu for Shanghai University

REFERENCES

• Yu Lianhwa, An Encylopedia of Chinese Artists, Shanghai, 1980, p. 13.