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from Auction House Records. Transformation of Calligraphy, IV Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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Biography from AskART:
| | 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. Exh: Calif. Art Club, 1941 (solo); CPLH, 1942, 1944 (solos); LACMA, 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 available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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