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San Francisco’s Chinatown is built around Grant Avenue, which is depicted here by painter Jack Laycox. Chinese immigrants have faced a turbulent history in the United States; discriminatory laws prevented them from marrying non-Chinese, to vote, and they are the only ethnic group to have been specifically denied entrance to this country. However, times have changed. In 2015, the Chinese became the largest single immigrant group to the U.S. It will be interesting to observe how the cultures will continue to blend. You might even watch it happen yourself and visit Grant Avenue- just as Jack Laycox did half a decade ago. Jack Laycox "Night on Grant Avenue" Watercolor on paper, 1964 Hilbert Collection #HilbertMuseum #JackLaycox #AsianPacificHeritageMonth #AsianPacificMonth #watercolor #art #californiaart #californiascenepainting #chinatown #SanFrancisco #ChapmanUniversity #chapmanu
Author: Chapman U Art Collections
Chapman U Art Collections
San Francisco’s Chinatown is built around Grant Avenue, which is depicted here by painter Jack Laycox. Chinese immigrants have faced a turbulent history in the United States; discriminatory laws prevented them from marrying non-Chinese, to vote, and they are the only ethnic group to have been specifically denied entrance to this country.... read more »
San Francisco’s Chinatown is built around Grant Avenue, which is depicted here by painter Jack Laycox. Chinese immigrants have faced a turbulent history in the United States; discriminatory laws prevented them from marrying non-Chinese, to vote, and they are the only ethnic group to have been specifically denied entrance to this country. However, times have changed. In 2015, the Chinese became the largest single immigrant group to the U.S. It will be interesting to observe how the cultures will continue to blend. You might even watch it happen yourself and visit Grant Avenue- just as Jack Laycox did half a decade ago. Jack Laycox "Night on Grant Avenue" Watercolor on paper, 1964 Hilbert Collection #HilbertMuseum #JackLaycox #AsianPacificHeritageMonth #AsianPacificMonth #watercolor #fineart #californiaart #californiascenepainting #chinatown #SanFrancisco #ChapmanUniversity #chapmanu
Author: Chapman U Art Collections
Chapman U Art Collections
San Francisco’s Chinatown is built around Grant Avenue, which is depicted here by painter Jack Laycox. Chinese immigrants have faced a turbulent history in the United States; discriminatory laws prevented them from marrying non-Chinese, to vote, and they are the only ethnic group to have been specifically denied entrance to this country.... read more »
Dong Kingman, also known as Dong Moy Shu, was born in Oakland, California on March 31, 1911. At the age of 5, his family moved back to Hong Kong in order to open a dry goods business. In Hong Kong, he attended the Chan Sun Wen School where he excelled in both drawing and painting… When his family moved back to Oakland in 1929, his passion prompted him to enroll in the Fox Morgan Art School. He would go on to lead a successful artistic career after getting through the Great Depression as a WPA artist, and then working for the US Army as a war artist. Two of his works are currently on display at the Hilbert Museum. Dong Kingman “Strolling Down Washington Street” 1946 Watercolor on paper #HilbertMuseum #ChapmanUniversity #ChapmanU #CaliforniaArt #CaliforniaArtist #Art #CaliforniaScenePainting #Watercolor #DongKingman #AsianPacificMonth #FineArt
Author: Chapman U Art Collections
Chapman U Art Collections
Dong Kingman, also known as Dong Moy Shu, was born in Oakland, California on March 31, 1911. At the age of 5, his family moved back to Hong Kong in order to open a dry goods business. In Hong Kong, he attended the Chan Sun Wen School where he excelled in both drawing and painting… When his family moved back to Oakland in 1929, his passion... read more »
Although not of Asian descent himself, Jack Laycox was inspired by the brilliant colors and fanfare of the Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown, San Francisco. He painted this watercolor work in a “wet-into-wet” style, which involved soaking the paper before applying the watercolor pigment. This created the blurred lines and forms that make this image so striking. This work is currently on display at the Hilbert Museum. Jack Laycox, “Chinese New Year” Watercolor on paper, 1960s Hilbert Collection #HilbertMuseum #JackLaycox #AsianPacificHeritageMonth #AsianPacificMonth #watercolor #fineart #californiaart #art #californiascenepainting #chinatown #ChineseNewYear #SanFrancisco #dragon #ChapmanUniversity #ChapmanU
Author: Chapman U Art Collections
Chapman U Art Collections
Although not of Asian descent himself, Jack Laycox was inspired by the brilliant colors and fanfare of the Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown, San Francisco. He painted this watercolor work in a “wet-into-wet” style, which involved soaking the paper before applying the watercolor pigment. This created the blurred lines and forms that... read more »
Having grown up both in Japan and the United States, Masami often produces work that draws inspiration from both cultures. The resulting art is usually very sexually charged, and he often mixes in elements of humor or innuendo to cast a critical eye on certain aspects of a globalized society. Masami Teraoka “31 Flavors Invading Japan/ French Vanilla” Screenprint, 1977 Gift of the Ed Den Lau Estate #MasamiTeraoka #AsianAmerican #asianpacificmonth #EastMeetsWest #art #FineArt #Ukiyo-e #watercolor #screenprint #chapmanU #chapmanuniversity #escalettecollection
Author: Chapman U Art Collections
Chapman U Art Collections
Having grown up both in Japan and the United States, Masami often produces work that draws inspiration from both cultures. The resulting art is usually very sexually charged, and he often mixes in elements of humor or innuendo to cast a critical eye on certain aspects of a globalized society. Masami Teraoka “31 Flavors Invading Japan/ French... read more »
This image is taken from Teraoka’s series “31 Flavors Invading Japan.” Although Teraoka paints with beautiful balance and precision, the underlying commentary is of sexual tension and destructive consumerism. Here, the cone is labeled with the Japanese character for “dare,” which means “who” or “whose”. When coupled with the fact that “drip” is also pronounced as “dare” in Japanese, one starts to unfold the layers of meaning and hidden power struggle. Masami Teraoka “31 Flavors Invading Japan/ French Vanilla” Screenprint, 1977 Gift of the Ed Den Lau Estate #MasamiTeraoka #AsianAmerican #asianpacificmonth #EastMeetsWest #art #FineArt #Ukiyo-e #watercolor #screenprint #chapmanU #chapmanuniversity #escalettecollection
Author: Chapman U Art Collections
Chapman U Art Collections
This image is taken from Teraoka’s series “31 Flavors Invading Japan.” Although Teraoka paints with beautiful balance and precision, the underlying commentary is of sexual tension and destructive consumerism. Here, the cone is labeled with the Japanese character for “dare,” which means “who” or “whose”. When coupled with the fact that “drip”... read more »
This image is taken from Teraoka’s series “31 Flavors Invading Japan.” Although Teraoka paints with beautiful balance and precision, the underlying commentary is of sexual tension and destructive consumerism. Here, the cone is labeled with the Japanese character for “dare,” which means “who” or “whose”. When coupled with the fact that “drip” is also pronounced as “dare” in Japanese, one starts to unfold the layers of meaning and hidden power struggle. Masami Teraoka “31 Flavors Invading Japan/ French Vanilla” Screenprint, 1977 Gift of the Ed Den Lau Estate #MasamiTeraoka #AsianAmerican #asianpacificmonth #EastMeetsWest #art #FineArt #Ukiyo-e #watercolor #screenprint #chapmanU #chapmanuniversity #escalettecollection
Author: Chapman U Art Collections
Chapman U Art Collections
This image is taken from Teraoka’s series “31 Flavors Invading Japan.” Although Teraoka paints with beautiful balance and precision, the underlying commentary is of sexual tension and destructive consumerism. Here, the cone is labeled with the Japanese character for “dare,” which means “who” or “whose”. When coupled with the fact that “drip”... read more »
"Preston Blair was born in Los Angeles in 1908 and by the time this work was created he was employed by Disney, drawing for animated films such as Pinocchio and Fantasia. Blair was first and foremost an animator and his works of California scene painting, like Bunker Hill, were side projects he created in his free time. With this knowledge, it is easy to see the influence animation had on his watercolor paintings." -Maddie Anderson, Chapman student, writing for our collections blog: https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections Preston Blair "Bunker Hill" Watercolor on paper, 1938 Hilbert Museum #prestonblair #disney #disneyanimation #animation #illustrators #californiaartists #californiaart #hilbertmuseum #ChapmanUniversity #chapmanu #watercolor #californiascenes #painting #art #fineart #museum
Author: Chapman U Art Collections
Chapman U Art Collections
"Preston Blair was born in Los Angeles in 1908 and by the time this work was created he was employed by Disney, drawing for animated films such as Pinocchio and Fantasia. Blair was first and foremost an animator and his works of California scene painting, like Bunker Hill, were side projects he created in his free time. With this knowledge, it... read more »
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