Chao-Chen Yang papers
name: label: Creator
content: Yang, Chao-Chen, 1910-1969
topic: label: Occupation
content: Photographers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
label: Topic
content: Asian American artists
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content: Chinese American artists
label: Topic
content: Asian American photographers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Jean Yang, widow of Chao-Chen Yang donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: Yang, Chao-Chen, 1910-1969
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content: Chao-Chen Yang papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of photographer Chao-Chen Yang measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1945 to circa 1970. Found are artworks, biographical materials, writings, photographs, and printed material. Also included are two sound cassettes with an edited transcript of Yang's oral autobiography. Photographs depict Yang and also include copy prints of Yang's photographic works documenting his career as a professional photographer.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Chao-Chen Yang (1910-1969) was a Chinese American photographer based in Seattle, Washington. Born Hangchow, China, Yang received degrees in foreign relations and art education from the University of Hwin-Hwa, Shanghai, and became the director of the Department of Art at the Government Institute in Nanking. Coming to the United States in 1934 to work at the Chinese Consulate in Chicago, he took night courses in art at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1935 to 1939. He was transferred to Seattle as Deputy Consul and founded the Seattle Photographic Society in 1941. He served as director of the Northwest Institute of Photography and concentrated in color photo printing processes.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1945-circa 1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.yangchao
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Drawings
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content: Interviews
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content: Sound recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 4883 for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of photographer Chao-Chen Yang measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1945 to circa 1970. Found are artworks, biographical materials, writings, photographs, and printed material. Also included are two sound cassettes with an edited transcript of Yang's oral autobiography. Photographs depict Yang and also include copy prints of Yang's photographic works documenting his career as a professional photographer.