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American Art

After Rain

Dong Kingman

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

The lively animation of Dong Kingman’s watercolors derives in part from his training in classical Chinese painting and calligraphy. Kingman was born in Oakland, California, to Chinese immigrants but was raised in Hong Kong, where he studied Asian and Western painting techniques. Returning to the United States during the Depression, he worked with a Works Progress Administration art program and gained wider exposure for his art, which tended to be scenic in subject.

Caption

Dong Kingman (American 1911–2000). After Rain, 1945. Watercolor on cream, thick, slightly textured wove paper, 22 5/8 x 15 1/2 in. (57.5 x 39.4 cm) Frame: 29 7/8 x 23 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (75.9 x 60.6 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman, 1992.172. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

After Rain

Date

1945

Medium

Watercolor on cream, thick, slightly textured wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

22 5/8 x 15 1/2 in. (57.5 x 39.4 cm) Frame: 29 7/8 x 23 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (75.9 x 60.6 x 3.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right: "Kingman 45"

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Liberman

Accession Number

1992.172

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Artists and makers

Dong Kingman

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