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1906 Gee Village, near Canton, China - 1963 New York City. Known for: Modernist landscape, figure-genre painting, mural.
Known as a Modernist painter and the creator of a style he called "diamondism", composed of fragmented forms vividly colored, Yun Gee was born in Gee Village, now called Chu Village, near Canton,... Read full biography
Known as a Modernist painter and the creator of a style he called "diamondism", composed of fragmented forms vividly colored, Yun Gee was born in Gee Village, now called Chu Village, near Canton, China in 1906. At age 15, he arrived in San Francisco in 1921, joining his father, a merchant who... Read full biography
Known as a Modernist painter and the creator of a style he called "diamondism", composed of fragmented forms vividly colored, Yun Gee was born in Gee Village, now called Chu Village, near Canton, China in 1906. At age 15, he arrived in San Francisco in 1921, joining his father, a merchant who traveled there frequently from China. However, his mother remained behind with his younger brothers and sisters, and Yun Gee never saw her again. He was able to become an American citizen because of his... Read full biography
Known as a Modernist painter and the creator of a style he called "diamondism", composed of fragmented forms vividly colored, Yun Gee was born in Gee Village, now called Chu Village, near Canton, China in 1906. At age 15, he arrived in San Francisco in 1921, joining his father, a merchant who traveled there frequently from China. However, his mother remained behind with his younger brothers and sisters, and Yun Gee never saw her again. He was able to become an American citizen because of his father's claim that his own citizenship papers had been destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. Yun Gee settled near Chinatown and enrolled at the California School of Fine Art under Gottardo Piazzoni and Otis Oldfield. Both of these men had strong... Read full biography
Known as a Modernist painter and the creator of a style he called "diamondism", composed of fragmented forms vividly colored, Yun Gee was born in Gee Village, now called Chu Village, near Canton, China in 1906. At age 15, he arrived in San Francisco in 1921, joining his father, a merchant who traveled there frequently from China. However, his mother remained behind with his younger brothers and sisters, and Yun Gee never saw her again. He was able to become an American citizen because of his father's claim that his own citizenship papers had been destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. Yun Gee settled near Chinatown and enrolled at the California School of Fine Art under Gottardo Piazzoni and Otis Oldfield. Both of these men had strong influence on Gee, especially Oldfield who became a close, life-long friend. They took a sketching trip toget... Read full biography
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- ExhibitionsNovember 2008EditorArt in America
- Review of ExhibitionsApril 2006Editors, Art in AmericaArt in America
- The Not-So-Still LifeFebruary 2004Moure, NancyAmerican Art Review
- Museum/Gallery Exhibitions and LectDecember 2003Dempwolf, TeddiCalifornia Art Club Newsletter
- New Art BooksDecember 2003Steiner, Raymond JArt Times
- When East Came WestFebruary 2003Gomez, Edward MArt & Antiques
- With New Eyes: Toward an AsianDecember 1995Higa, KarinAmerican Art Review