Full light and perfect shadow : the photography of Chao-Chen Yang / David F. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, David F. (David Francis), 1953- author.

Contributor:

Yang, Chao-Chen, 1909-1969

Cascadia Art Museum.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yang, Chao-Chen, 1909-1969--Exhibitions.

Yang, Chao-Chen.

Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions.

Photography, Artistic.

Photographers--Northwest, Pacific--20th century--Exhibitions.

Photographers.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

159 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Edmonds, WA : Cascadia Art Museum, [2023]

Summary:

This is the first study of the work of Chao-Chen Yang (1909–1969), an important Seattle photographer who gained national prominence in the mid-twentieth century. Born in Hangzhou, China, Yang received his art training at the University of Hsin-Hwa in Shanghai. After graduating, he became art director for the Government Institute of Nanking. In 1933 he moved to Chicago as chancellor of the Chinese Consulate and attended the Art Institute of Chicago. Initially trained as a painter, he later used photography as his main medium for artistic expression. In 1938 Yang was transferred to Seattle as chancellor of the Chinese Consulate and became actively involved with the Seattle Photographic Society. He was also an influential art and photography instructor and worked tirelessly to advance Chinese culture in the United States. Yang won numerous awards in important photography salons and became a Fellow of the Photographic Society of America, the Professional Photographers Association of America, and the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. He was a pioneer in color photography in the Northwest in both advertising and the fine arts.

Contents:

Foreword / Sally Ralston

Introduction

Full light and perfect shadow: the photography of Chao-Chen Yang

Works by Chao-Chen Yang.

Notes:

"Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name, organized by the Cascadia Art Museum and on view from November 7, 2023 - February 11, 2024."--Title page verso.

ISBN:

9780998911250

0998911259

OCLC:

1376923117