Affandi
Sign in to saveAffandi ( – 23 May 1990) was an Indonesian artist. Born in Cirebon, West Java, as the son of R. Koesoema, who was a surveyor at a local sugar factory, Affandi finished his upper secondary school in Jakarta. He gave up his studies to pursue his desire to become an artist. Beginning in 1934, Affandi began teaching himself how to paint. He married Maryati, a fellow artist. One of his children, Kartika, also became an artist.
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- Affandi
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- Affandi in Paris Exhibition, Indonesian Affairs April-May 1953, front cover (cropped).jpg
- Artist.alt
- Picture of Affandi, smiling
- Artist.caption
- Affandi in 1953
- Artist.birth_name
- Affandi Koesoema
- Artist.birth_place
- Cirebon, Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia)
- Artist.death_place
- Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Artist.children
- 2, including Kartika Affandi
- Artist.occupation
- Painter
- Artist.memorials
- Affandi Museum
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- yes
- Officeholder.office
- Member of the Constitutional Assembly
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- 9 November 1956
- Officeholder.term_end
- 5 July 1959
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- Museum
- Death and legacy
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Affandi ( – 23 May 1990) was an Indonesian artist. Born in Cirebon, West Java, as the son of R. Koesoema, who was a surveyor at a local sugar factory, Affandi finished his upper secondary school in Jakarta. He gave up his studies to pursue his desire to become an artist. Beginning in 1934, Affandi began teaching himself how to paint. He married Maryati, a fellow artist. One of his children, Kartika, also became an artist.
==Early life== thumb|right|Wisdom of the East, fresco mural in Jefferson Hall, [[East-West Center, Honolulu, by Affandi, 1967]] Affandi was born in 1907, in Cirebon. His father was R. Koesoemah. When he was a child, his father wanted him to be a doctor; however, Affandi was interested in drawing.