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Henry Yue-Kee Wo BIOGRAPHY
Born 1927 Dongguan, Guangdong, China. Known for: Wash painting, sumi-e-ink drawing, teaching.
Henry Wo was born in Guangdong, China in 1927. Wo showed great interest in art in his early childhood. He entered International Art School of Hong Kong to study Western and Chinese painting and... Read full biography
Henry Wo was born in Guangdong, China in 1927. Wo showed great interest in art in his early childhood. He entered International Art School of Hong Kong to study Western and Chinese painting and learned the skills of sketching and drawing in 1946. In 1949, Wo began studies under Chao Shao An, the... Read full biography
Henry Wo was born in Guangdong, China in 1927. Wo showed great interest in art in his early childhood. He entered International Art School of Hong Kong to study Western and Chinese painting and learned the skills of sketching and drawing in 1946. In 1949, Wo began studies under Chao Shao An, the great master of Lingnan School in Hong Kong and learned the essence of his style. In 1975, he moved to the United States from Hong Kong with his family and settled in Alexandria, Virginia. For over 60... Read full biography
Henry Wo was born in Guangdong, China in 1927. Wo showed great interest in art in his early childhood. He entered International Art School of Hong Kong to study Western and Chinese painting and learned the skills of sketching and drawing in 1946. In 1949, Wo began studies under Chao Shao An, the great master of Lingnan School in Hong Kong and learned the essence of his style. In 1975, he moved to the United States from Hong Kong with his family and settled in Alexandria, Virginia. For over 60 years Wo has diligently sketched and painted in nature’s own setting, grasping the essence of a scene or subject and producing a work of infinite creativity. He has also studied in great detail a wash technique in color where layer upon layer of... Read full biography
Henry Wo was born in Guangdong, China in 1927. Wo showed great interest in art in his early childhood. He entered International Art School of Hong Kong to study Western and Chinese painting and learned the skills of sketching and drawing in 1946. In 1949, Wo began studies under Chao Shao An, the great master of Lingnan School in Hong Kong and learned the essence of his style. In 1975, he moved to the United States from Hong Kong with his family and settled in Alexandria, Virginia. For over 60 years Wo has diligently sketched and painted in nature’s own setting, grasping the essence of a scene or subject and producing a work of infinite creativity. He has also studied in great detail a wash technique in color where layer upon layer of washes is used to create a background with a hazy quality yet with a brightness as shown in his painting, Rest for the Toilers and in many of his lot... Read full biography
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Yuji Hu, Henry Wo Yue-Kee, Henry Yue-Kee
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Henry Wo was born in Guangdong, China in 1927. Wo showed great interest in art in his early childhood. He entered International Art School of Hong Kong to study Western and Chinese painting and learned the skills of sketching and drawing in 1946. In 1949, Wo began studies under Chao Shao An, the great master of Lingnan School in Hong Kong and learned the essence of his style. In 1975, he moved to the United States from Hong Kong with his family and settled in Alexandria, Virginia.
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