James Leong: Confronting My Roots - Chinese American History Book | 2006 Chinese Historical Society of America Catalog | Perfect for Genealogy Research & Asian American Studies

Leong, James, San Francisco: Chinese Historical Society, April 18 -August 20, 2006. English, Fine softcover 4to, 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", 18 pp.

Fine/As new staplebound exhibit catalog, navy stiff paper wraps with abstract image to front. 5 full-color plates, including 100 Years: History of the Chinese in America, 1952. Two black-and-white photographs of the artist, and essay in English by the Artist. Chinese American artist James Leong (1929-2011) attended California College of Arts and Crafts and received a Fullbright scholarship to study in Europe. His abstract and figurative works have been shown at the Whitney, The Brooklyn Museum, and the Corcoran Gallery. Scarce in the trade.