Kim Yongjin
Kim Yongjin (1878-1968, pen name Yeongun or Guryongsanin) was appointed as a guard of a prince, a military officer’s ninth-class position, and later in his career rose to a second-class position. However, he retired early to focus on his art, which included traditional ink style calligraphy, four gracious plants paintings, and literati painting. His calligraphy and four gracious plants paintings were selected for the first to third Joseon Art Exhibitions [Joseon misul jeollamhoe]. He consistently submitted his works to the Calligraphy and Painting Association [Seohwa hyeophoe] as a member. He served as a judge of the Calligraphy Division from the first to the sixth National Art Exhibitions (Gukjeon), was a president of the Oriental Calligraphy Institute, and won a Seoul City Culture Award. Kim Yongjin was also a prominent collector of Painting and Calligraphy during and was skilled at Anjingyeong style regular script, clerical script, and semi-cursive script. His Indian ink orchid paintings emulated the style of Min Yeongik. He began drawing fruit and flower paintings, such as peonies, magnolias, and pomegranates after being influenced by Shanghai literati flower paintings in the late 1920s.
Korean Information Service Gallery
A gallery established in 1957 in Sogong-dong, Seoul. The parent organization of the gallery was the Office of Public Information. The gallery moved to a temporary building in the Northeast section of Deokusung in 1968. The Korean Information Service Gallery was originally a facility where a diverse range of exhibitions including art, crafts, and photography could be held for free, but changes in the Korean Information Service’s policy led the building to be used only for the promotion of government policies starting in April 1972. When the National Museum of Modern Art, Korea (now MMCA) moved to Deosukung Palace in 1973, this branch of the National Museum assumed the role of the Korean Information Service Gallery.