The Last Sign Painter of Ho Chi Minh City
By: Greg Lea
Date: October 9, 2020
Keyword(s): Sign painters
Resource Type: Linked article
Electric signs may be have become the norm for shops and business around the world, but in Ho Chi Minh City one man is continuing his life’s work: hand-painted signage. Greg Lea meets Hoai Minh Phuong, an artist still going strong and bucking trends in his 70s.
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