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1913 Zhongshan County, Guandong Province, China - 1995. Known for: Social realist and abstract painting.
Born in Canton, China on Jan. 1, 1913. After arriving in California in 1922, Chann lived briefly in Stockton. By the late 1920s he had moved to San Francisco and in the early 1930s he was living... Read full biography
Born in Canton, China on Jan. 1, 1913. After arriving in California in 1922, Chann lived briefly in Stockton. By the late 1920s he had moved to San Francisco and in the early 1930s he was living nearby in San Mateo. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Los Angeles where he studied at the Otis Art... Read full biography
Born in Canton, China on Jan. 1, 1913. After arriving in California in 1922, Chann lived briefly in Stockton. By the late 1920s he had moved to San Francisco and in the early 1930s he was living nearby in San Mateo. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Los Angeles where he studied at the Otis Art Institute on scholarships during 1934-41. Chann died in Los Angeles on May 26, 1995. His painting subjects include Chinese, Blacks, and Mexicans. Exhibition: California Art Club, 1941 (solo) . California... Read full biography
Born in Canton, China on Jan. 1, 1913. After arriving in California in 1922, Chann lived briefly in Stockton. By the late 1920s he had moved to San Francisco and in the early 1930s he was living nearby in San Mateo. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Los Angeles where he studied at the Otis Art Institute on scholarships during 1934-41. Chann died in Los Angeles on May 26, 1995. His painting subjects include Chinese, Blacks, and Mexicans. Exhibition: California Art Club, 1941 (solo) . California Palace of the Legend of Honor, 1942, 1944 (solos). Los Angeles County Musuem of Art, 1942 (solo), 1943 . De Young Museum, 1944 (solo) . Foundation of Western Art (LA), 1945. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Ferdinand Perret... Read full biography
Born in Canton, China on Jan. 1, 1913. After arriving in California in 1922, Chann lived briefly in Stockton. By the late 1920s he had moved to San Francisco and in the early 1930s he was living nearby in San Mateo. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Los Angeles where he studied at the Otis Art Institute on scholarships during 1934-41. Chann died in Los Angeles on May 26, 1995. His painting subjects include Chinese, Blacks, and Mexicans. Exhibition: California Art Club, 1941 (solo) . California Palace of the Legend of Honor, 1942, 1944 (solos). Los Angeles County Musuem of Art, 1942 (solo), 1943 . De Young Museum, 1944 (solo) . Foundation of Western Art (LA), 1945. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Ferdinand Perret Files; Painting & Sculpture in Los Angeles, 1900-45. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesArtists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
2002
Available For Sale.Hughes, Edan Milton1,249 pagesFor Sale<a href="mailto:info@askart.com">Available For Sale</a>.Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesViews from Asian California: An Illustrated History 1920-1965
1992Brown, Michael D71 pages (color)Artists in California, 1786-1940
1989Hughes, Edan Milton637 pages