Works by Asian American Artists from the Collection

Aung Ko with Yan Naing
Artwork: Chan Chao, "Aung Ko with Yan Naing," Burma: Something Went Wrong (series), May 1997, chromogenic print #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Worldly Spirit
Artist Ming Wang fled from Japanese-occupied China in 1939 at age 18 and emigrated to the United States in 1951. Wang set up a frame shop in Washington DC, and there began making art that combined traditional Chinese calligraphy with unconventional materials and themes. Ming Wang, "Worldly Spirit," 1976, color woodcut on Japanese paper, Gift of Jacob Kainen #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Night Lights
Artwork: Ansei Uchima, "Night Lights," 1957, color woodcut, Rosenwald Collection #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Verse – Space M-IV
Artwork: Keiko Hara, Craig Cornwall, "Verse – Space M-IV," 2006, color lithograph with hand additions on wove paper, Gift of Ainslie and Keith Peoples in memory of Barbara Frost Harkness #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Untitled
Artwork: Anne Chu, "Untitled," 1995, printed letterpress on Somerset paper, Gift of Werner H. and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
In Black Space
Artwork: Norio Azuma, "In Black Space," color serigraph, Rosenwald Collection #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Latitude New York City
Artwork: Maya Lin, "Latitude New York City," 2013, Vermont Darby marble, Gift of Louise and Leonard Riggio #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
See
Artwork: Ray Yoshida was a Chicago-based artist who taught at the Art Institute of Chicago for years, influencing many artists. [Ray Yoshida, "See," 1995, color lithograph on buff wove paper, Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy] #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Umakichi
Artwork: In February 1942, Ruth Asawa's father Umakichi, a 60 year-old farmer who had been living in the United States for forty years, was arrested by FBI agents and taken to a camp in New Mexico. The family did not see him for almost two years. [Ruth Asawa, "Umakichi," 1965, lithograph (stone) in black on white Arches paper, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith] #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Nude
Artwork: Ruth Asawa, "Nude," 1965, lithograph (stone) in black on Copperplate Deluxe paper, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Flowers VI
Artwork: Ruth Asawa said "an artist must be technically competent to create the vision that he sees and the artist must be self-sufficient, earning a living from his artistic expressions . . . It is the responsibility of the artist in his artistic voice to challenge society, to influence its culture, to shape its future." [Ruth Asawa, "Flowers VI," 1965, lithograph (stone) in red, green and violet, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith] #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Chair
Artwork: "A child can learn something about color, about design, and about observing objects in nature. If you do that, you grow into a greater awareness of things around you. Art will make people better, more highly skilled in thinking ... It makes a person broader." [Ruth Asawa, "Chair," 1965, lithograph (stone) in black on Copperplate Deluxe paper, Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith] #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
The Vogels
Artwork: Martin Wong, "The Vogels," 1985, black ballpoint pen on wove paper, Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm
Bay at Sunrise
Artwork: Dong M. Kingman, "Bay at Sunrise," 1940, lithograph, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams #asianpacificamericanheritagemonth #apahm