E X H I B I T
Don Jim
Chinese-American photographer Don Jim shares a proclivity for visualizing figural and symbolic imagery in abstract form and everyday objects.
Born in Hawaii, he spent two years in the WWII army, then moved to Los Angeles to study photography at the Art Center College of Design. As a young commercial photographer, he created album covers for a number of musicians in the 1960s, including Jimmy Cliff, the Byrds, and Deep Purple, among others. He also produced a majority of the 3-D View Master photographs for California tourist attractions, such as Hearst Castle and Disneyland. During Jim’s career, he became recognized for his perfectionism in lighting and his ability to photograph reflective and shiny surfaces, such as glass, chrome, stainless steel, foil, and neon. This skill was transferred to the streets when he began his personal photographic projects in his 50s. It was at this time that he began a multitude of series that demonstrate his ability to transform everyday objects into abstract and symbolic beauty. Some of his subjects include the nude female form, objects embedded in asphalt streets, tar dripping on rooftops, and paint peeling off old walls.
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Landscape Oil Painting of Countryside Estate, Late 20th Century
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Veronica Beard Single-Button Blazer
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Men's Filson Quilted Jacket, L.L. Bean Fishing Vest, Orvis Rain Jacket, and More
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Offset Lithograph After Guy Coheleach "Snowy Egret"
During his lifetime, not much of Jim’s work was ever seen or publicly displayed. However, after his death in 2006, his wife Margo inherited a large majority of his personal work, which today she works to preserve and exhibit for the public. Since the late artist’s passing, his work has been exhibited by Art Basel Miami, the Barry Singer Gallery, the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), Dkrm. Gallery, Luminous-Lint, and Classic Photographs Los Angeles.
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Marc Chagall Color Lithograph Front Cover From "Verve," 1956
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Irma Pfannmoeller Portrait Oil Painting of Happy Chandler
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Kathleen Quinn Oil Painting After Carol Rowan of a Still Life with Tulips, 2003
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Sterling Diamond Inside-Out Oval Hoop Earrings
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Illustrated "Every Boy's Book of Hobbies" by Cecil H. Bullivant, Early 20th C.
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Sparky Anderson and George Foster Signed Rawlings Official MLB Baseballs
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Leif Janek Abstract Acrylic Painting, 21st Century
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Offset Lithograph After John Butler "Ring True I"
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Still Life Oil Painting of Glass Marbles, Figurines, and Cookies
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Offset Lithograph of Abstract Composition After David Belova
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Faux Pearl and Rhinestone Ring
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1870s Mappin & Webb Nautilus Shaped Silverplate Spoon Warmer, English
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Chanel Precious Jewel Single Flap Medium Bag in Quilted Lambskin Leather
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G Loomis Walleye GLX Fishing Rod with Stradic C1 4+ Reel
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Tiffany & Co. Sterling Earring Grouping with Elsa Peretti Bean and Open Heart
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