Le Pho's circle

His mentor, who took him to Europe in 1931 and whom his wife called a spiritual father to him.

Taught drawing, painting and life modelling at the school.

Taught East Asian decorative arts in the afternoons.

They met at the Lycée du Protectorat, entered the first class together, and were neighbors in France from 1937. Le Pho considered him the best painter of the first class.

Joined him in Paris in December 1931 and later shared his American dealer. Asked who was the greatest Vietnamese painter of the century, Le Pho is reported to have named him.

He painted her portrait in 1935.

The silk painter from the first class, whose success in 1931 opened the way for the medium.

Already in Europe when Le Pho settled there.

A journalist for Time and Life in France. They met in 1945 and married in 1947.

A photographer, he issues certificates for his father's work today.

Illustrator and collector, known for his New Yorker covers.

Ran galleries in Algiers, Oran and Paris and showed his silks into the 1960s.

Head of the family gallery that sold his oils in the United States.

Author of the 1970 monograph.

Le Pho designed the interior of his Paris apartment on rue Copernic, including the furniture.

Commissioned portraits from him at Huế.

His palette grew lighter after the meeting.

They toured French cities in shows together.