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Freedom Sparks and In this painting, W.R. Supratman
Spurs Creativity is painted standing with his violin
in front of a landscape of a bay
To become free is the aspiration of and a mountain. It seems that the
the people, including Wage Rudolf painter, Karyono Js., wanted to
Supratman. He became involved in depict the writer and composer
the national movement after moving of Indonesia Raya close to his
to Bandung to work as a journalist beloved motherland.
for newspapers Kaoem Moeda and
Kaoem Kita. He was challenged by The creation of Indonesia Raya
an article in the magazine Timbul is determined by a vision to
and began to compose and write achieve independence as a nation.
national anthems including Indonesia Freedom itself, however, can be
Raya which he composed in 1924. seen from various angles, as shown
Three years later, the original in the book Sarinah.
composition of Indonesia Raya was
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recorded and made into a krontjong In his book Sarinah, Sukarno
version. The records of this popular writes that the fate of women
version were sent to England to be is in the hands of the women.
multiplied and sold. He argues that a collective and
collaborative women movement
On the final night of the Second could become a powerful resource
Indonesian Youth Congress on 28 for a nation. He calls for women to
October 1928, W.R. Supratman play an active role in the struggle Piringan hitam lagu Indonesia Raya ciptaan Wage Rudolf
played Indonesia Raya with his violin for independence and in building a Supratman, yang dimainkan Populair Orchestra, hasil
rekaman Yo Kim Tjan, yang diproduksi di Inggris.
for the first time in public. The just and prosperous society.
anthem enchanted all the attendees. A vinyl record of Indonesia Raya by Wage Rudolf
When political parties held a The reflection of Sukarno’s Supratman, music performed by Populair Orchestra,
congress, the song Indonesia Raya thoughts is represented by recorded by Yo Kim Tjan, produced in England.
was always sung as the embodiment Wiwiek Soemitro in her work that © Udaya Halim, Museum Benteng Heritage
of unity and the will to freedom. bears the same title as Sukarno’s
book. Sarinah depicts a woman
The portrait of Wage Rudolf with kebaya and sanggul holding
Supratman was painted by Karyono what seems to be an early print
Js., a painter from Surabaya, thirteen of Sukarno’s book. The role of
years after the writer and composer Wiwiek Soemitro as an artist in
of the national anthem passed away. a male dominated artworld is
Portraits of historical figures are a manifestation of the spirit of
often painted posthumously based on equality and freedom that break
photographs and other information the creative limitations.
accessible to the painter.