吴雨苍,名吴霖(字雨苍),1916年生,祖籍无锡,长期定居苏州,出生三月父亲病殁,靠母亲养育长大。其母出身名门,早年拜吴观岱习画,后入学上海圣玛利大学,曾与宋氏三姐妹同校就读,毕业后长期执教,为人师表。吴雨苍时常追忆母亲知书达理,育子教诲良多。旧有“父母在,不蓄须”之 Wu Yu Cang, name Wu Lin (word rain Cang), born in 1916, native of Wuxi, long-term settlement in Suzhou, was born in March his father sickness, rely on the mother to raise and grow up. His mother was born famous, early worship Wu Kuan Dai painting, after admission to Shanghai St. Mary’s University, with the Song three sisters school, after graduation long coaching, as a teacher. Wu Yu Cang often recalls her mother knows the truth, educate children a lot. Old “parents in, not be whispered”