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Dong KingmanEarly Street Art - New York Urban Factory Scene - Mid Century - Factory X1955
1955
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This early work from 1955 by Dong Kingman N.A. is as surreal as it is a document of a place. The artist effectively captures a slice of American urban life but constructs the composition with disparate bits and pieces of imagery assembled into one scene.
Study this work and discover how many faces, hands, people, and horses behinds you find layered on walls and smokestacks. They are woven into the fabric of this urban landscape. Most likely, this is a view of midtown Manhattan from Long Island City. The tall white building is a representation of the Empire State Building.
Kingman's later work of pretty landscapes departs from his early urban surrealism.
Signed lower right.
Provenance: Midtown Galleries, New York, New York, purchased in 1968 (accompanied by a facsimile documents and a valuation from the gallery); Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Kline; by descent in family
Published: Dong Kingman: And How The Artist Works, Introduction By William Saroyan and Text by Alan D. Gruskin, Page 102, Thomas Crowell Company, New York
- Creator:Dong Kingman (1911 - 2000, American, Chinese)
- Creation Year:1955
- Dimensions:Height: 21.2 in (53.85 cm)Width: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:Excellent condition with good saturated color for a work 73 years old.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385313415752
Dong Kingman
Born in Oakland, CA on March 31, 1911. When Kingman was five, his family moved to Hong Kong where he grew up and attended Lingnan Grammar School. The headmaster of the school, Szetu Wei, had studied painting in Paris and recognized his budding artistic talent. For several years he trained young Kingman in both oriental and occidental approaches to painting. Returning to San Francisco in 1929, Kingman became active in the local art scene and began painting scenes of the city. His first solo show at the San Francisco Art Center in 1936 brought immediate recognition. During the 1930s he spent five years working on commissions for the Federal Public Works of Art Project. During WWII he created maps and charts for the O.S.S. After the war Kingman settled in NYC and taught at Columbia University. His paintings were used as backdrops for the movie "Flower Drum Song" and his watercolors were reproduced in Life and on the covers of Fortune and Holiday magazines. Kingman died in NYC on May 12, 2000. Member: American WC Society; NA (1951). Exh: SFMA Inaugural, 1935; Vallejo Public Library, 1935; Calif. WC Society, 1935-44; San Francisco Art Association, 1936 (1st prize); GGIE, 1939; San Diego FA Gallery, 1943; De Young Museum, 1945 (solo); County Fair (LA), 1949; Philadelphia WC Club, 1950 (medal); NAD, 1975 (gold medal). In: MM; SFMA; Boston Museum; Delaware Museum; Whitney Museum (NYC); MOMA; CHS; Brooklyn Museum; De Young Museum; San Diego Museum; Mills College (Oakland); AIC; NAD; Butler Art Inst. (Columbus, OH); Wilmington (DE) Society of FA; Toledo (OH) Museum; Dartmouth College; U.S. State Dept; Addison Gallery (Andover, MA); Evansville Museum.
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