San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101
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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