我国著名版画家、江苏水印木刻学派创始人之一张新予先生在与病魔顽强抗争3年多之后,终因治疗无效,于2009年5月31日与世长辞。我作为他的朋友和共事多年的同事,对他的不幸逝世感到非常悲痛,江苏版画界的同事们也为痛失这样一位优秀的老画家而无限惋惜。张新予的一生忠诚于版画事业,关心和培育青 Mr. Zhang Xinyu, one of the famous print-makers in China and one of the founders of the watermarking woodcut school in Jiangsu Province, died of a result of treatment after being tenaciously fighting the disease for more than three years. He died on May 31, 2009. As a friend of mine and a colleague who has been working for many years, I am very saddened by his unfortunate death. My colleagues in the print industry in Jiangsu also feel sorry for losing such a good old painter. Zhang Xinzhi’s life loyal to the cause of print, caring and nurturing youth