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Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. No Jacket. 96 pages; No underlining. Binding is tight. Water damaged. The spine of the book is tearing in some places.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Color Illustrations And Photographs (illustrator). 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. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Color Illustrations And Photographs (illustrator). 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. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover in VG condition (one lower spine corner is slightly frayed, the other are slightly worn). Inside the rear cover there is glued a piece of paper with the words "Date Due". but no other library indications whatsoever. 304 pages. Suggestions for the preacher with an empty church. [1.3 lbs]. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. de Walton, John; Robinson, T.H.; Whitaker, W.G.; Reynolds, Warwick; Prater, Ernest; Wigfull, W.E.; Wood, Stanley L.; Brock, R.H.; Small, A.G. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Human Fly - Excellent photo-illustrated article on Jack Williams, a man who scales lofty buildings with no equipment other than his fingers and toes - article with great photos ; The Last Fight of the Five Hundred - Part II - Tragedy befalls French troops overwhelmed by the overwhelming force of Mustapha Kemal Pasha's rebel Kurds and Turks during the siege of Urfa; The Disappearance of Ivan Varlamoff - an epic fight in Uleaborg, Finland; Locked in a Freezing Chamber - a meat inspector's ordeal in South Africa; "UMRI" - the tragic story of a panther, once a police officer's pet, which becomes a terror of the district in India; The "White Man's Grave" - Filming The "Gold Coast" of Africa - article with great photos; The Friend of the Birds - photo-illustrated article on Jack Miner, Ontario's friend of the Canada Goose; My Jiu-Jitsu Combats - Captain S.L. McLaglen is a Jiu-Jitsu expert; A Treasure-Hunt in the Land of Thirst - Part III - an exciting trip to the "Mysterious Richtersveld" of Southern Africa - article with photos; Adrift in the Atlantic - Grenfell of Labrador sets down a remarkable experience related by a former engineer of his; A Man's Luck (conclusion) - the author met the girl of his dreams and tried to build a dream home for them in Alaska, but he keeps being jailed; A Film-Hunter in the Amazon - Part V - Probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interests of the movies - article with excellent photos; The "King of the Brushwood" - the brigand chief of Corsica; Roping a Bear - foolish youngster ropes a cinnamon bear; A Barbed Wire Frontier - people not allowed to pass between Hungary and Czechoslovakia; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3] 88, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Holmes, Fred; Elcock, Howard; Prater, E.; Tennant, Dudley; Peddie, Tom; Elcock, Howard; Sindall, A.; Peddie, Tom; Wood, Stanley L.; Prater, E.; Hiley, F.E. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Last Fight of the Great Green Eel - three-day battle with a Conger eel in Trinidad; De Rougemont Right After All! - Shortly after his passing, the incredible stories by Louis de Rougement of adventures with the wild blacks (aborigines) of Australia are proven true! - article with great photos; The Lure of the Jewel - The Forcing of the Duke of Brunswick's safe; Crossed Trails - A remarkable tale of linked lives; The Midnight Visitor - A grim tale of the famous North-West Mounted Police of Canada; Trapped in a Well - two men in Nebraska set out to deepen a well; The Moffat County Mystery - an odd tale from Colorado; A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part II - Probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interest of film-making - article with interesting photos; A Christmas Hunt in East Africa - sometimes 'exiles' can have a good Christmas; A Double Escape a thrilling royal tiger hunt in India; A Man's Luck - Part V - the true story of a man who set out to build an Alaskan home for the girl of his dream but kept being jailed; The Accursed Lake - The strange story of David Burton and Charles Snisted in New Zealand; The Living Death - an explorer's grim story from the South American jungle; Anthropop - Apology; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 268-351, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.