Collection Information
Size: 22 Items
Summary: Photographs of Kingman, his family, and his work; and a New Yorker article about him.
Dong Kingman papers, 1938-1942
Kingman, Dong, 1911-2000
Painter, Illustrator
Overview
Biographical/Historical Note
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.
Provenance
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."
Related Materials
Dong Kinman papers also at Syracuse University.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals returned to Lewis Ferbrache after microfilming.
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
35mm microfilm reel NDA 15 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
How to Cite This Collection
Dong Kingman papers, 1938-1942. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Tags
- Kingman, Dong, 1911-2000
- Federal Art Project (Calif.)
- Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco -- Archival resoureces
- Art and state -- California -- San Francisco
- Watercolor painting -- California -- San Francisco
- Asian American art
- Asian American artists
- Asian American painters
- Asian American illustrators
- Chinese American art
- Chinese American artists
- Asian American educators