潘鹤是我国当代少有的著名雕塑家,在近半个世纪的艺术生涯中,他创作了许多优秀的雕塑作品,对于中国雕塑艺术的发展作出了重大贡献。50年代中期他创作的雕塑《艰苦岁月》,生动塑造出了艰苦斗争环境中红军战士信念坚定,开朗豁达的光辉形象。这件中国现代美术史上占有重要地位的杰作,已被国内外著名博物馆、美术馆收藏,国内外有数百种报刊发表了作品的图片和评论。30多年以后,《艰苦岁月》在被制成高大的铜像,安放在深圳特区和海南 Pan He is one of the most famous contemporary sculptors in our country. In his artistic career of nearly half a century, Pan He made many excellent sculptures and made great contributions to the development of Chinese sculpture. In the mid-1950s, his sculpture “Hard Years” vividly shaped the glorious image of a resolute, cheerful and open-minded Red Army soldier in an arduous struggle. This masterpiece occupying an important position in the history of Chinese modern art has been collected by famous museums and art galleries at home and abroad. Hundreds of newspapers and periodicals at home and abroad have published pictures and commentary on the works. More than 30 years later, “hard years” were made into tall bronze statues, placed in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and Hainan