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1912 Canton, China - 1973 Seattle, Washington. Known for: Town-landscape, graphics, mural.
Fay Chong was born in Canton, China and emigrated to the United States where he attended the University of Washington in Seattle. He studied privately with Leon Derbyshire and Mark Tobey. He was a... Read full biography
Fay Chong was born in Canton, China and emigrated to the United States where he attended the University of Washington in Seattle. He studied privately with Leon Derbyshire and Mark Tobey. He was a member of the Northwest Printmakers, the Northwest Watercolor Society, Puget Sound Group of Northwest... Read full biography
Fay Chong was born in Canton, China and emigrated to the United States where he attended the University of Washington in Seattle. He studied privately with Leon Derbyshire and Mark Tobey. He was a member of the Northwest Printmakers, the Northwest Watercolor Society, Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters and the Washington Art Association. Chong was part of Seattle's WPA Federal Art Project and produced numerous paintings and linocuts for the project. He was also the Designer for the... Read full biography
Fay Chong was born in Canton, China and emigrated to the United States where he attended the University of Washington in Seattle. He studied privately with Leon Derbyshire and Mark Tobey. He was a member of the Northwest Printmakers, the Northwest Watercolor Society, Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters and the Washington Art Association. Chong was part of Seattle's WPA Federal Art Project and produced numerous paintings and linocuts for the project. He was also the Designer for the University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory for thirteen years and taught art at several Seattle schools. His work is in several national collections including: Seattle Art Museum, Phillips Memorial Art Gallery, Washington, DC., Baltimore Museum,... Read full biography
Fay Chong was born in Canton, China and emigrated to the United States where he attended the University of Washington in Seattle. He studied privately with Leon Derbyshire and Mark Tobey. He was a member of the Northwest Printmakers, the Northwest Watercolor Society, Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters and the Washington Art Association. Chong was part of Seattle's WPA Federal Art Project and produced numerous paintings and linocuts for the project. He was also the Designer for the University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory for thirteen years and taught art at several Seattle schools. His work is in several national collections including: Seattle Art Museum, Phillips Memorial Art Gallery, Washington, DC., Baltimore Museum, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Wolfsonian Museum, Miami, FL.,Library of Congress and several others. His work is illustrated in:... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Art Association
- •Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Asian
- •Chinese