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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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Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Chinatown in Any North American City
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Social Realism
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Teacher
- •Alexander Brook
- •Edward Vysekal
Art School
- •Otis Art Institute, (Otis College of Art & Design) Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Asian
- •Chinese
Exhibition of Art Association
- •California Art Club
- •San Diego Fine Arts Society-