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Dong Kingman

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The Resume

    (March 31, 1911-May 12, 2000)
    Born in Oakland, California
    Birth name was Dong Moy Shu
    Watercolor painter
    Known for his urban and landscape paintings
    Did graphic design work for several Hollywood movies, including ‘55 Days at Peking,’ ‘The Sand Pebbles,’ ‘The World of Suzie Wong’ and ‘Flower Drum Song’
    Works include ‘Three Statues’ (1954), ‘The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong’ (1957), ‘The Orient is Hong Kong’ (1957), ‘The Noon Day Gun in Hong Kong’ (1961), and ‘Moon festival in Hong Kong’ (1963)
    Subject of a 1954 documentary by James Wong Howe

Why he might be annoying:

    He wrote an autobiography.
    His name resembles Don King.
    He tended to paint the same subject over and over.
    When he was drafted during World War II, he was transferred to a non-combat position as a map designer at Camp Beal.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His parents were Chinese-American immigrants who moved back to Hong Kong when he was five.
    Eleanor Roosevelt was a huge fan of his work.
    He painted covers for Time, Life and the Saturday Review.
    He painted over 300 works for the Work Progress Administration relief program.
    His art is displayed in over 50 permanent museum collections worldwide.
    He was the first American artist to be honored with a one-man art show in Peking.
    He became the first Asian-American artist to have an art piece displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York (1940).

Credit: BoyWithTheGreenHair


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