George Chann
George Chann (1913-1995) was a Chinese American painter.[1]
Chann was born in Guangzhou, China, on January 1, 1913. He lived with his father in Stockton, California during his youth. He returned to Guangzhou to attended Sun Yat-sen University. In 1932, he returned to the United States.[1] He graduated from the Otis Art Institute in 1945.[2] After his graduation, he began teaching there in addition to exhibiting.[1]
Before the 1950s, Chann's works were mostly portrait paintings, with some still life and landscape paintings. In the 1950s, his works became more abstract and increasingly incorporated Chinese artifacts; for example, he rubbed some paintings with oracle bones.[1] His art increased in popularity after his death on May 26, 1995.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Chang, Gordon; Johnson, Mark; Karlstrom, Paul; et al., eds. (2008). Asian American Art, A History, 1850-1970. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 296–297.
- ^ "George Chann". Otis College of Art and Design. Archived from the original on 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ Lee, Vico (18 May 2003). "'Forgotten artist'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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