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Archives of American Art
Dong Kingman papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kingdong
- Creators:
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Kingman, Dong, 1911-2000
- Dates:
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1938-1942
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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22 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Kingman, his family, and his work; and a New Yorker article about him.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Dong Kingman (1911-2000) was a Chinese American painter and illustrator based in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City. Kingman taught at Columbia University and Hunter College. He worked for the Works Progress Administration.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 15 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Lewis Ferbrache after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The lender, Lewis Ferbrache, collected papers for AAA from artists and administrators of the various government funded art programs of the Depression. It was part of a larger nation-wide, collecting project, "New Deal and the Arts."
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Dong Kinman papers also at Syracuse University.
Keywords
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