But the most memorable moment of his career came only recently, in 1976, when he held a one-man art exhibition at the National History Museum in Taipei, and finally won recognition as a major artist.
回想民國六十五年（一九七六）的春天﹘ ﹘煦麗的三月，對朱銘而言，那是一個永恆的春天。他應國立歷史博物館之邀，舉行首次木刻個展。