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Hardback. Condizione: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

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Burgundy Cloth Boards. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. First Edition, First Printing. Interviews with the California-born artist Dong Kingman, revealing his working methods and influences, including traditional Chinese watercolours and calligraphy learned in Hong Kong. 143pp with index, illustrated profusely throughout, mainly in colour. Silver lettering to spine. Minimal bumping to top corner, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ worn and frayed to edges, with slight marking to surfaces. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Dong Kingman's Watercolors. By Dong Kingman and Helena Kuo Kingman. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1980 (a division of Billboard Publications). First Edition (stated). Hardcover, 144 pages, profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white. Condition: Book Fine?tight, bright, and unmarked. Dust jacket Very Good?clean with light shelf wear, price intact. A handsome first edition combining Kingman's techniques and working philosophy with step-by-step demos and page-filling plates?especially strong on luminous city and harbor scenes.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition (1980.) Hardcover with dust jacket. Folio with 143 pages. Signed on the front free endpaper, "To dear Jerome Snyder Best Wishes 8' Dong Kingman (some writing in chinese.) from the Wandermans. " The book is in very good condition. Interior is clean and tight. The price clipped dust jacket is in good condition with some wear to edges now in a protective cover. Pictures available upon request. ".this excellent book is a large, cloth-covered hardback, published 1980, 143 pp. It can be considered a coffee-table book, but the contents are more interesting than most. It has a biographical section, and also a section showing detailed steps of Kingman's somewhat unorthodox painting method. The third and last section, more than 50 pages, comprises beautiful color reproductions of various worldwide cityscapes, often full-page. Highly recommended." White spine/Red text. Size: Folio. Signed. Art / Watercolor / Asian.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. 143 pages (complete). Jacket edge worn and marked. Boards shelf rubbed. Still in a good condition, tightly bound and internally clean. 1st edition. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED & dated by Dong on first end page and inscribed to former owner. Stated 1st Printing. Near Fine book in VG DJ. Red-cloth boards with gilt-stamped titles are clean, bright, and sturdy. Binding tight. Pages clean & unmarked with no rips or creases. Unclipped dust jacket, protected by mylar cover, is clean and bright with shallow edge chipping. Quick, secure shipping with free delivery confirmation from Los Angeles bookstore. Photos available upon request. International shipping may be extra due to weight. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Color Illustrations And Photographs (illustratore). 1st Edition. 134 Pp. Red Boards, Gilt. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket, Not Price-Clipped. Inscribed By Kingman To Architect Robert P. Meyerghofl, Dated In 1998, And Signed In Both English And Chinese. Dong Kingman (1911 -2000) Was A Chinese American Artist And One Of America's Leading Watercolor Masters. As A Painter On The Forefront Of The California Style School Of Painting, He Was Known For His Urban And Landscape Paintings, As Well As His Graphic Design Work In The Hollywood Film Industry. He Has Won Widespread Critical Acclaim And His Works Are Included In Over 50 Public And Private Collections Worldwide, Including Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston; Brooklyn Museum; Deyoung Museum And Art Institute, Chicago. Dong Kingman Was Born Dong Moy Shu In Oakland, California, The Son Of Chinese Immigrants From Hong Kong. At The Age Of Five And A Half, He Traveled With His Family Back To Hong Kong, Where His Father Established A Dry Goods Business. He Began His Formal Education At The Bok Jai School, Where He Was Given A School Name In Accordance With Chinese Customs. Hearing That He Aspired To Be An Artist, His Instructor Gave Him The Name "King Man" (Lit. "Scenery" And "Composition" In Cantonese). He Would Later Combine The Two Names Into Kingman, Placing His Family Name First In Accordance With Chinese Naming Conventions, Creating The Name Dong Kingman. Kingman Continued His Education At The Chan Sun Wen School, Where He Excelled At Calligraphy And Watercolor Painting. He Studied Under Szeto Wai, The Paris-Trained Head Of The Lingnan Academy. It Was Under Szeto's Instruction That Kingman Was First Exposed To Northern European Trends. Kingman Would Later State That Szeto Was His "First And Only True Influence." Kingman Returned To The United States In His Late Teens. In 1929 He Attended The Fox Morgan Art School While Holding Down A Variety Of Jobs. It Was At This Time That He Chose To Concentrate On Watercolor Painting. His Critical Breakthrough Occurred In 1936, When He Gained A Solo Exhibition At The San Francisco Art Association. This Exhibition Brought Him National Recognition And Success. In The Late 1930S, Kingman Served As An Artist In The Works Progress Administration, Painting Over 300 Works With The Relief Program. In 1942 And 1944, Kingman Received The Guggenheim Fellowship. During World War Ii, He Was Drafted Into The U.S. Army, But Was Transferred To Work As A Map Artist In The Office Of Strategic Services[1] At Camp Beal, California And Washington, D.C, By A Fan Of His Work, Eleanor Roosevelt. Kingman Settled In Brooklyn, New York After The War, Where He Held A Position As An Art Instructor At Columbia University And Hunter College From 1946 For The Next Ten Years. In New York He Was Associated With Midtown, Wildenstein And Hammer Galleries. During The 1950S, Kingman Served As A United States Cultural Ambassador And International Lecturer For The Department Of State. In The 1950S And 1960S, Kingman Worked As An Illustrator In The Film Industry, Designing The Backgrounds For A Number Of Major Motion Pictures Including "55 Days At Peking", The Sand Pebbles And The Hollywood Adaptation Of "Flower Drum Song". Over 300 Of His Film-Related Works Are Permanently Housed At The Fairbanks Center For Motion Picture Study At The Margaret Herrick Library Of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences In Beverly Hills, California. Kingman Was Faculty At The Famous Artists School And His Students Included Artists Win Pe And Paw Oo Thet, Among Others. In 1981, Kingman Made History As The First American Artist To Be Featured In A Solo Exhibition Following The Resumption Of Diplomatic Relations Between The U.S. And China When The Ministry Of Culture Of The People's Republic Of China Hosted A Critically Acclaimed Exhibition That Drew Over 100,000 People. The 1990S Saw Major Exhibitions In Taiwan At The Taipei Modern Art Museum In 1995 And The Taichung Provincial Museum In 1999. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Color Illustrations And Photographs (illustratore). 1st Edition. 134 Pp. Red Boards, Gilt. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket, Not Price-Clipped. Inscribed By Kingman To Art Expert And Publisher Ruth Westphal, Dated In 1998, And Signed In Both English And Chinese. Dong Kingman (1911 -2000) Was A Chinese American Artist And One Of America's Leading Watercolor Masters. As A Painter On The Forefront Of The California Style School Of Painting, He Was Known For His Urban And Landscape Paintings, As Well As His Graphic Design Work In The Hollywood Film Industry. He Has Won Widespread Critical Acclaim And His Works Are Included In Over 50 Public And Private Collections Worldwide, Including Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston; Brooklyn Museum; Deyoung Museum And Art Institute, Chicago. Dong Kingman Was Born Dong Moy Shu In Oakland, California, The Son Of Chinese Immigrants From Hong Kong. At The Age Of Five And A Half, He Traveled With His Family Back To Hong Kong, Where His Father Established A Dry Goods Business. He Began His Formal Education At The Bok Jai School, Where He Was Given A School Name In Accordance With Chinese Customs. Hearing That He Aspired To Be An Artist, His Instructor Gave Him The Name "King Man" (Lit. "Scenery" And "Composition" In Cantonese). He Would Later Combine The Two Names Into Kingman, Placing His Family Name First In Accordance With Chinese Naming Conventions, Creating The Name Dong Kingman. Kingman Continued His Education At The Chan Sun Wen School, Where He Excelled At Calligraphy And Watercolor Painting. He Studied Under Szeto Wai, The Paris-Trained Head Of The Lingnan Academy. It Was Under Szeto's Instruction That Kingman Was First Exposed To Northern European Trends. Kingman Would Later State That Szeto Was His "First And Only True Influence." Kingman Returned To The United States In His Late Teens. In 1929 He Attended The Fox Morgan Art School While Holding Down A Variety Of Jobs. It Was At This Time That He Chose To Concentrate On Watercolor Painting. His Critical Breakthrough Occurred In 1936, When He Gained A Solo Exhibition At The San Francisco Art Association. This Exhibition Brought Him National Recognition And Success. In The Late 1930S, Kingman Served As An Artist In The Works Progress Administration, Painting Over 300 Works With The Relief Program. In 1942 And 1944, Kingman Received The Guggenheim Fellowship. During World War Ii, He Was Drafted Into The U.S. Army, But Was Transferred To Work As A Map Artist In The Office Of Strategic Services[1] At Camp Beal, California And Washington, D.C, By A Fan Of His Work, Eleanor Roosevelt. Kingman Settled In Brooklyn, New York After The War, Where He Held A Position As An Art Instructor At Columbia University And Hunter College From 1946 For The Next Ten Years. In New York He Was Associated With Midtown, Wildenstein And Hammer Galleries. During The 1950S, Kingman Served As A United States Cultural Ambassador And International Lecturer For The Department Of State. In The 1950S And 1960S, Kingman Worked As An Illustrator In The Film Industry, Designing The Backgrounds For A Number Of Major Motion Pictures Including "55 Days At Peking", The Sand Pebbles And The Hollywood Adaptation Of "Flower Drum Song". Over 300 Of His Film-Related Works Are Permanently Housed At The Fairbanks Center For Motion Picture Study At The Margaret Herrick Library Of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences In Beverly Hills, California. Kingman Was Faculty At The Famous Artists School And His Students Included Artists Win Pe And Paw Oo Thet, Among Others. In 1981, Kingman Made History As The First American Artist To Be Featured In A Solo Exhibition Following The Resumption Of Diplomatic Relations Between The U.S. And China When The Ministry Of Culture Of The People's Republic Of China Hosted A Critically Acclaimed Exhibition That Drew Over 100,000 People. The 1990S Saw Major Exhibitions In Taiwan At The Taipei Modern Art Museum In 1995 And The Taichung Provincial Museum In 1999. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. NICE signed by Kingman and also in Chinese characters as pictured First Edition , very good condition hardcover in a very good condition dust jacket, , price clipped . Signed by Author(s).

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 254 Pp. Green Cloth Stamped In Red. Stated First Edition. Fine Book, Slight Bumping To Bottom Of Spine. Dust Jacket Priced $3.00, Slight Rubbing At Corners, 1/2" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel, Slight Fading To Red Spine Panel. Per Wikipedia, Kuo Ching-Ch'iu (Chinese: ???, 1911 - April 25, 1999), Also Known As Helena Kuo, Was A Chinese-American Writer And Translator. She Was Born In Macao And Was Educated At Lingnan University And Shanghai University. She Worked For The Shanghai Evening News And Other Chinese Newspapers During The 1930S. When Japan Invaded China In 1937, Kuo Escaped To England, Where She Became A Columnist For The London Daily Mail. In 1939, She Moved To The United States. Kuo Married The Painter Dong Kingman In 1956. Kuo Worked As A Translator For The Voice Of America And The United States Information Agency. She Was An Adviser For The 1943 Movie China. She Also Translated Two Novels By Lao She: The Quest For Love Of Lao Lee (1948) And The Drum Singer (1952). She Died In Hospital In Taipei At The Age Of 86; She Was In Taiwan To Attend A Reception For Her Husband At The Taiwan Museum Of Art.