signed ZHONGSHI, inscribed, and with two seals of the artist dated Dingmao year（1987） ink on paper, hanging scroll Ouyang Zhongshi(1928–2020) was a Chinese actor,calligrapher,and singer.He was director of Chinese Calligraphers Association and associate professor in Capital Normal University.Graduated from high school, Ouyang Zhongshi studied at Fu Jen Catholic University which merged into Beijing Normal University in 1952.A year later,he transferred to Philosophy Department of Peking University.His tutor was the Chinese philosopher and logician,Jin Yuelin.After graduating from Peking University in 1954, he started his teaching career in middle schools.In 1982,he was transferred to Beijing Teachers’ School,which now is Capital Normal University,to teach calligraphy.