Tribute to Frontline Medics Emerges from Sculptor's Hands

Wu Weishan, director of the National Art Museum of China, works on a sculpture at a studio in Beijing, on May 14, 2020. Wu is producing a 2.2-meter tall replica of his 39.5-cm sculpture, Mission. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Wu Weishan, director of the National Art Museum of China, works on a sculpture at a studio in Beijing, on May 14, 2020. The sculpture is to pay respect to frontline medics, envisioned as a woman born in the 1990s wearing a protective suit and giving a solemn salute. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Wu Weishan, director of the National Art Museum of China, works on a sculpture at a studio in Beijing, on May 14, 2020. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Wu Weishan, director of the National Art Museum of China, works on a sculpture at a studio in Beijing, on May 14, 2020. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Mission, by Wu Weishan. [Photo provided to China Daily]