Dong Kingman Lithograph "Yellow River"

Item Details

Dong Kingman (Chinese American; 1911 – 2000)
Yellow River, late 20th century
Color lithograph on paper
Signed to the lower right margin
Artist’s proof, marked “AP” to the lower left margin
Presented behind anti-glare glazing in yellow metal frame
Informational label to verso

Dong Kingman was one of America’s leading 20th-century watercolor artists. Born in California to Chinese immigrant parents, he returned to Hong Kong at age five, he studied watercolor and calligraphy at the Chan Sun Wen School and apprenticed under artist Szeto Wai. He returned to California in 1929 to finish his education at the Fox Morgan Art School. After a solo exhibition in 1936 at the San Francisco Art Association, he gained national recognition and went on to work for the WPA, as an army map artist in WWII, and an art instructor at Columbia University and Hunter College. Kingman was also a prolific illustrator for the film industry in Hollywood and a cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department. His work is held in collections worldwide, with over 50 institutions listed as holding his artworks.

Condition

- slight toning to paper with marked mat burn along sight edges; scratches and edge wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image 19.0" W x 26.0" H.

Item #

ITMG126157