胡根天（1892年9月—1985年6月），男，汉族，别名胡持秋，号抒秋、志抒，别署天山一叟，广东省开平人，民盟成员，大学毕业。他是第四届广州市政协常委，第五届、六届广州市政协副主席。胡根天历任广州市文史研究馆馆长、民盟广州市委副主委、中国美协广东分会副主席、中国书法家协会名誉理事等职。

胡根天原名毓桂，1892年9月出生于广东省开平县儒良乡汤边村。开平是广东著名侨乡，胡根天的父亲是旅美华侨工人。胡根天8岁进私塾读书，他从传统的书法、旧体诗词中，汲取了人生中最早的艺术养料，虽然15岁前没有动过画笔，但离他家不远的百合墟有一间黄寿山画店，经常吸引他驻足观看。20世纪初，美国实行排华政策，胡根天父亲失业，一家失去接济，胡根天不得不辍学，到百合墟杂货店当小杂工，后来又随当中医生的姨父到医局当杂役。1906年春，开平县第一高等小学在县城苍城东门内开办，胡根天的大哥被聘为教员，14岁的胡根天成为第一批学生。后来，胡根天先后就读于广东高等师范附中、广东高等师范图工专修科。胡根天是广东现代美术教育的启蒙者和开创者，他于1915—1920年在东京美术学校接受了系统的西洋美术教育，之后回国，1921年在广州创立赤社美术研究会，是广东第一个西画社团；同年创办广州市立美术学校，开广东现代美术教育之先河。1949年后，胡根天受命担任广州博物馆馆长、广州文史研究馆馆长等职，以越秀山五层楼为广州博物馆馆址，即是在他任内完成的。
人物履历
1913年4月，从广东高等师范学校毕业后，到广东台山县广海镇当小学教员；
1914年冬，赴日本东京，考取了东京美术学校的西洋画科；
1915—1920年，在东京美术学校接受了系统的西洋美术教育；
1920年春，从日本东京美术学校毕业回国；
1921年，在广州创立赤社美术研究会，同年创办广州市立美术学校；
1921年10月，负责美术学校的筹备工作；
1922年4月26日，任广州市市立美术学校教务主任，主持日常校务工作；
1926年，任广州市美术学校校长；
1949年，任广州人民博物馆馆长；
1953年，胡根天与陈大年等人筹建广州市文史研究馆并任副馆长；
1962年9月，任广州文史夜学院国画专业主任；
1979年，任广州市文史研究馆馆长。[3]
3人物事迹
1978年12月，胡根天得悉中共十一届三中全会召开，他焕发出无比的热情和干劲。他带头拥护改革开放政策，号召广大文艺界人士积极投身这一宏伟的事业。次年12月，广州市委、市政府决定聘请胡根天担任广州市文史研究馆馆长，开创新时期羊城文史事业发展的新局面，他不顾87岁高龄，欣然答应。面对百废待兴的状况，胡根天以“奋飞不计年”的惊人精力，全身心地投入到恢复文史馆的各项工作之中。他发动和组织馆员们积极为广州著史立论，先后完成了《广州百年大事记》、《广州近百年教育史料》的编写工作，填补了广州近代编年史的空白。同时，他结合改革开放的新要求，主动挖掘馆内潜力，鼓励馆内成员利用自己的海外关系为广州搞好搞活经济穿针引线，成功地协助市政府引进了多个经济项目，为广州对外开放和经济发展出了大力。
1981年9月，胡根天当选为广州市政协副主席，作为解放初曾担任过市政协委员的老委员，他对政协工作十分在行，也特别支持。胡根天结合工作实际和个人经历，重点把精力放在政协的文史资料工作方面，并为之倾注了许多心血。胡根天身体力行，把20世纪20年代初，他回国后与美术界人士陈丘山、冯纲百等人，共同组织广州第一个研究西洋美术的团体——赤社的历史；参与筹备由广东省政府、广州市政府联合举办的广东省第一届美术展览会的经历；发起创办广州市立美术学校的亲历；分别撰写了《赤社美术研究会的始末》、《记六十年前广东第一次全省美展的风波》、《记全国最早一间公立美术学校的创立和发展过程的风波》等文史资料。与此同时，他还根据自己第二次国内革命战争、抗日战争、解放战争时期丰富的经历和所见所闻，撰写《海珠夜月》、《回忆许崇清》等文稿，在报上介绍有关广州的历史掌故、地理名胜、著名人物等，为《广州文史》提供了大量具有很高价值的“三亲”（亲历、亲见、亲闻）史料。
促进广州、中国美术事业的繁荣发展，是胡根天毕生的理想。1982年，广州画院成立，他主动把自己珍藏的一批名画册捐献给画院。1984年，他把个人几十年创作的170多幅油画捐赠给广州美术馆；同时，他还做通老朋友旅法华侨关金鳌先生的工作，促成其向广州美术馆捐献了7幅个人收藏的法国油画；填补了该馆馆藏的空白。胡根天擅长国画，特别是工画人物、山水、树木、鲜花，森森挺立，高姿坚骨，壮而弥香，主要作品有《难民图》、《一个卫兵》、《黄山莲花峰》等。他撰写的《日本的美术在中国的摇篮中长大》、《谈写实的绘画》、《西洋画在中国的发展》等艺术论文，对中国美术事业发展具有较大的影响。他还出版有《胡根天作品集》。
晚年，胡根天不幸患上青光眼、白内障等眼疾，但他仍然积极参加各类画展、画会的活动。1984年下半年，胡根天的双目已完全失明，但为了1985年春节广州市的大型书画展览，他以惊人的毅力、丰富的想象力和准确的判断能力，以神代目，以墨抒情，摸索中一笔一笔地完成了他一生中最后的一幅作品——“江山如画”，署名题字“九四瞎翁”。1985年6月，胡根天已是垂危之时，但在病榻上，老人家还坚持参与羊城新八景的评比工作。当时，老人自知来日无多，呼吸也比较困难，但是他还是把自己的意见，以口授的形式，嘱咐女儿胡月明一定要为之整理成一封他给“羊城八景”评委会的信，忠实地履行了他作为评委的最后职责。

Hu Gentian (in September 1892, June 1985) , male, the Han nationality, alias Hu Chiqiu, number express of express autumn, annals, fasten arrange day Shan Yisou, guangdong saves smooth person, civilian alliance member, the university graduates. He is members of standing committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of city of the 4th Guangzhou, the 5th, vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of 6 Guangzhou city. Hu Gentian has successively held the posts of Guangzhou city literary history to study municipal Party committee of Guangzhou of house curator, civilian alliance deputy advocate appoint, China is beautiful assist the duty such as director of reputation of institute of calligrapher of Guangdong branch vice-chairman, China.

Laurel of to bring up of Hu Gentian original name, was born in Guangdong to be saved in September 1892 make the same score village of Shang Bian of countryside of prefectural scholar fine. Leave making the same score is countryside of Guangdong famous live abroad, hu Gentian's father is worker of brigade beautiful overseas Chinese. Hugen reads 8 years old day into private school, in word of poem of his calligraphy from the tradition, old system, derive the earliest artistic nourishment in life, although painting brush had not been used 15 years old ago, but from him the lily ruins with not far home has a Huang Shoushan to paint store, often attract him to stop watch. At the beginning of 20 centuries, the United States implements platoon China policy, father of day of introduced from the northern and western nationalities or from abroad root is unemployed, one loses give financial help to, hu Gentian must discontinue one's studying, be versed in when small impurities to lily ruins drug-store, follow the uncle that is born when the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine to be become to cure bureau again later factotum. 1906 spring, open smooth county the first advanced elementary school is in a county the open inside Cang Chengdong door, hu Gentian's eldest brother is hired to be a teacher, hu Gentian of 14 years old becomes the first batch of students. Later, hu Gentian reads Yu Andong early or late labour of graph of advanced normal school of attached middle school of advanced normal school, Guangdong is specialized in division. Hu Gentian is education of Guangdong modern art is illuminative person with inaugurator, he at 1915, the western art education that accepted a system in Tokyo art school 1920, go back to the motherland later, founded in Guangzhou 1921 seminar of bare company art, it is Guangdong the first mass organizations is drawn on the west; Of the same age establishs Guangzhou city establishs art school, open the beginning that Guangdong modern art teachs. After 1949, hu Gentian recieves orders hold the position of literary history of Guangzhou museum curator, Guangzhou to study house curator to wait for duty, with Yue Xiushan 5 buildings are location of Guangzhou museum shop, it is namely hold the post of in him inside finish.
Character personal details
In April 1913, after from Guangdong advanced training school graduates, to county of Guangdong stage hill wide sea town becomes elementary school teacher;
1914 winter, go to Japanese Tokyo, pass an entrance examination the western picture division of Tokyo art school;
1915, 1920, western art education of the system was accepted in Tokyo art school;
1920 spring, from school of Japanese Tokyo art graduation goes back to the motherland;
1921, found in Guangzhou seminar of bare company art, of the same age establishs Guangzhou city establishs art school;
October 1921, be in charge of the preparatory job of art school;
On April 26, 1922, hold the post of Guangzhou city town to establish director of art school educational administration, manage job of daily administrative affairs of a school or college;
1926, hold the post of principal of school of Guangzhou city art;
1949, hold the post of curator of Guangzhou people museum;
1953, hu Gentian and the person such as old good year prepare to construct house of research of Guangzhou city literary history holds the post of deputy curator;
In September 1962, hold the post of director of major of traditional Chinese painting of institute of night of Guangzhou literary history;
1979, hold the post of Guangzhou city literary history to study house curator. [3]
3 characters achievement
In December 1978, the Communist Party of China of hear of of day of introduced from the northern and western nationalities or from abroad root 11 3 in plenary meeting is held, his coruscate gives clinking enthusiasm and drive. He is the first support policy of reforming and opening, public figure of broad and literary group devotes into the appeal actively this one grand enterprise. Second year in December, guangzhou municipal Party committee, municipal government decides to invite Hu Gentian to hold the position of Guangzhou city literary history to study house curator, initiate the new phase that enterprise of literary history of city of new period sheep develops, he disregards 87 years old of advanced age, agree willingly. Face 100 useless treat the condition that allow, hu Gentian with " act vigorously flies not plan year " breathtaking energy, investment of systemic a person's mind arrives in each work that resumes Rearch Institute of Culture and History. The member that he is started and organize a house people write Shi Li actively to talk for Guangzhou, finished early or late " hundred years memorabilia of Guangzhou " , " Guangzhou is close historical materials of hundred years education " write the work, fill the blank of Guangzhou latter-day annals. In the meantime, he combines the new requirement of reforming and opening, dig the latent capacity inside the house actively, the abroad relation that encourages the member inside the house to use his does well for Guangzhou liven economy does sewing work, assisted municipal government successfully to introduce many economy item, opened to the outside world to exhibit with economic hair for Guangzhou energetically.
In September 1981, hu Gentian is elected for vice-chairman of Guangzhou city the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, as liberate the old committee member that committee member of city the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ever had held the position of first, he is very be expert at to job of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also support particularly. Hu Gentian combines the job to be experienced actually with the individual, the key puts energy in the respect of job of literary history data of the the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, do it pour into a lot of painstaking effort. Hu Gentian earnestly practise what one advocates, 20 centuries at the beginning of 20 time, after he goes back to the motherland with hill of Chen Qiu of art group public figure, Feng Gang 100 wait for a person, the group that organizes art of the first research West of Guangzhou jointly -- the history of bare company; Share the experience that prepares the Guangdong that holds jointly by municipal government of Guangdong province government, Guangzhou to visit fair of the first art; Initiate establish the close all previous that Guangzhou city establishs art school; Respectively compose " the beginning and end of seminar of bare company art " , " the disturbance that writes down first time of the Guangdong 60 years ago to save the United States to exhibit completely " , " write down the whole nation the earliest the found and develops a process disturbance of school of a public art " wait for literary history data. Meanwhile, he returns the experience that according to oneself period of war of revolution of the 2nd home, War of Resistance Against Japan, war of liberation abounds and knowledge, compose " month of sea bead night " , " recollect Xu Chongqing " wait for manuscript, the historical anecdotes that introduces concerned Guangzhou on the newspaper, geographical scenic spot, notability, for " Guangzhou literary history " offerred a large number of providing to have very high value " 3 close " (close all previous, close see, hear in person) historical data.
The prosperity of career of painting of stimulative Guangzhou, China develops, it is Hu Gentian's lifetime ideal. 1982, guangzhou imperial art academy holds water, he is active give whose paintings were characterized by delicate brushwork and close attention to detail the subscription of a batch of renown an album of paintings of own collect carefully. 1984, many 170 canvas that he creates the individual a few years donates Guangzhou art gallery; In the meantime, he still does an overseas Chinese of mode of old friend travel to involve the job of Mr Jin Ao, facilitate its to alms of Guangzhou art gallery 7 French oil painting that the individual collects; Fill the blank of this house holding. Hu Gentian is good at traditional Chinese painting, be versed in especially picture character, landscape, arboreous, flower, dense stands firm, gao Zijian bone, strong and cover is sweet, main work has " the refugee pursues " , " a guarder " , " Huang Shanlian Hua Feng " etc. Of his compose " Japanese art is grown in Chinese cradle " , " talk realistically painterly " , " the development that western picture is in China " wait for artistic paper, to Chinese painting career development has bigger effect. He still is published have " collect of Hu Gentian work " .
Old age, hu Gentian suffers from unfortunately on the eye disease such as glaucoma, cataract, but the activity that he enters of all kinds art exhibition, picture actively still to meet. 1984 second half of the year, of Hu Gentian binocular complete already blindness, but for the large painting and calligraphy of city of Spring Festival Guangzhou was exhibited 1985, he is mixed with breathtaking perseverance, rich imagination accurate judgement ability, look with divine generation, with Mo Shu affection, ground of brushstroke of the brushstroke in fumbling completed a final work in his lifetime -- " beautiful scenery " , sign inscribe " 94 blind old man " . In June 1985, hu Gentian already was dying when, but go up in sickbed, a respectful form of address for an old person still insists to participate in Yang Chengxin the appraise through comparison of 8 scene works. At that time, the old person knows some day oneself without many, breath is more difficult also, but he or the opinion oneself, with the form that dictate, enjoin daughter Hu Yueming to must arrange for it he gives " Yang Cheng 8 scene " the letter that the commissioner meets, trustily fulfilled the final obligation that he regards a commissioner as.