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Teng-Hiok Chiu 周廷旭 pinyin Zhou Tingxu
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1903
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Teng-Hiok Chiu 周廷旭 ( 1903- 1972 ) was born in a family of tea merchants,
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in Amoy, Fujian Province China.
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1920
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He moved to the United States, and studied one semester at Harvard University, |
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then joined the school of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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He went to study in Europe.
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1923
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After a brief time in France at the School of Fine Arts in Paris, he joined the London |
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University.
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1925 -1930
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He studied Oil Painting under Sir George Clausen, Sir Walter Russel and Charles Sims.
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In British Museum, he analysed Chinese callygraphy works and paintings with
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the keeper of Oriental Prints and Drawings : : Laurence Binyon ( 1869- 1943 )
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- Awards |
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1926
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Creswick Prize
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1927
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Armitage Prize
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1928
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Silver Medal |
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1929
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He won the Turner Gold Medal and the Royal Academy Scholarship for landscape Painting
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- His first exhibition at the Claridge Gallery was acclaimed by the press and Art critics.
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- His works were included in exhibitions of the Royal Society of British artists and
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exhibited (six times) at the Annual Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts.
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- World travel |
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He spent summers painting inThe British Isles.
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| 1930- 1937 |
He began a world travel :
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- Bali - Java - Beijing - Shanghai - Indochina - Siam - Cambodge and Europe.
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He moved to live in Morocco then in in New York United States. |
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First exhibition at Knoedler Gallery New York
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| 1940-1950 |
There , he befriended the artist Georgia O'Keeffe and maintained a correspondence
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with her for ten years.
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He visited her, twice, in Abiqiu New Mexico. |
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1944
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He held an exhibition of his landscapes paintings in Santa Fe New Mexico.
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1972
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He passed away in United States, at he age of 69. |
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2003
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The Frye Art Museum held a posthumous exhibition : 30 Years of Chiu's paintings - collection
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Kazimierz Z.Posnanski Seattle United States
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Daniele Sicard |
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Solo exhibitions selection |
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1929
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First exhibition Claridge Gallery London United Kingdom |
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1930
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Fine Art Society London United Kingdom
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1936
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Fine Art Society London United Kingdom
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1942
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First exhibition Galerie Knoedler New York United States |
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1944
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Landscapes New Mexico Santa Fe New Mexico |
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2003
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30 Years of Chiu's paintings - collection Kazimierz Z.Posnanski Frye Art Museum
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Seattle United States |
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Collective exhibitions selection |
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1927
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from the Royal Society of British artists - and from others institutions |
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1930
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from the Royal Society of British artists - and from others institutions
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1927
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Annual exhibition Royal Academy of Arts London United Kingdom ( six times)
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1928
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Annual exhibition Royal Academy of Arts London United Kingdom
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1930
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Annual exhibition Royal Academy of Arts London United Kingdom
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1931
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Annual exhibition Royal Academy of Arts London United Kingdom
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1937
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Annual exhibition Royal Academy of Arts London United Kingdom
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1938
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Annual exhibition Royal Academy of Arts London United Kingdom
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Teng-Hiok Chiu 周廷旭 - Landscape - Oil on canvas 40.7 x 50.7 cm - circa 1937
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