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Biography
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YUN GEE |
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| 1906 | Born on February 22nd, Gee Village (now called Chu Village), Yanglu Town, Kaiping County, Guangdong Province, China. | |
| 1921 | Immigration to San Francisco to join his father. | |
| 1925 | Education at California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco (now the San Francisco Art Institute) studies with Otis Oldfield. | |
| 1926 | Establishes the Modern Gallery on Montgomery
Street (later the San Francisco Art Center). Forms the Chinese Revolutionary Artists’ Club. Start to develop his theory of Diamondism. |
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| 1927 | Moves to Paris under the patronage of Prince
and Princess Achille Murat Befriends prominent members of the Parisian avant-garde. |
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| 1930 | Moves to New York. | |
| 1931 | His work is included in the exhibition Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings by American and Foreign Artists at the Brooklyn Museum, NY | |
| 1932 | Participates in art programs sponsored by the
WPA Work included in Murals by American Painters and Photographers, Museum of Modern Art, New York. |
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| 1936 | Returns to Paris where his work receives much acclaim and is widely exhibited. | |
| 1939 | eturns to New York after the outbreak of World War II | |
| 1940-62 | Has solo exhibitions at major galleries and establishes the Diamondism School of Art. | |
| 1941 | Teaches painting in WPA class at the Museum of the City of New York | |
| 1944 | His work is included in Portrait of America at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY | |
| 1963 | Dies on June 5th, New York City | |
