1906 - 1993
Hon Chew Hee American Artist
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| First Name |
Hon
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| Middle Name |
Chew
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| Last Name |
Hee
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1905
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| Died |
1993
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Artist
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Hon Chew Hee (1906 – 1993) was an American muralist, watercolorist and printmaker who was born in Kahului, on the Hawaiian island of Maui in 1906.
He grew up in China, where he received his early training in Chinese brush painting.
He returned to the United States in 1920 at age 14 in order to further his training at the San Francisco Art Institute, receiving that school's highest academic honor.
He then taught in China until moving to Hawaii in 1935.
In Hawaii, he worked as a freelance artist and held classes in both Western and Eastern styles of painting.
Together with Isami Doi (1903–1965), Hee taught painting classes at the YMCA.
At this time, Doi instructed the young artist in woodcarving techniques and Hee, like his master, created wood engravings drawn from the rural life in the Islands.
Hee also founded the Hawaii Watercolor and Serigraph Society.
