| 1921 |
Born in Munsan, Korea |
| 1945 |
Graduated from Department of Law of Kyungsung Imperial University |
| 1980 |
President of Hong Ik University |
| 1989 |
Chairman, National Academy of Arts, Korea |
| 1995 |
Korean Gold Crown Order of Cultural Merits |
| 1997 |
“Three Korean Artists”, Carousel du Louvre, Paris |
| 2002 |
Ambassador of Culture and Public Relationship at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trad |
| 2003 |
Solo Show, GALLERY-BS, ginza |