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Book SynopsisCelebrates the work of an influential Asian American photographerThis is the first study of the work of Chao-Chen Yang (19091969), 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 Societ
Trade Review"Full Light and Perfect Shadow is respectful and successfully conveys its reverence toward the artist, his family, and his collaborators. There is an obvious hand of tenderness throughout the exhibit . . . and through the photography book of the same name."
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