Dalkey, Fred. Jian Wang: Searching for the Dream; First Decade in America, 1987-97 (Carmichael, CA: Metro Art Press, n. d.).
English, SIGNED and INSCRIBED, Fine, SC, 4to, 11" x 8 1/2," 56 pp., including illustrations.
ISBN: N/A
No date, circa 1997-2002. Light beige paper wrappers with black lettering on front and spine. Color illustration on front cover. Covers have slightly bumped tips and possible light age toning, else pristine and intact, binding tight. Pages pristine and intact. Replete with color illustrations. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Jian Wang to "Cheryl" in blue pen on title page: "To Dear Cheryl, Wonderful to have you as [a] friend for so many years! Love, Jian Wang, 2016." Beautiful catalog of paintings by Jian Wang made during his first decade in the United States. The paintings depicted herein show still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. Jian Wang (b. 1958) is a Chinese painter. He began to pursue art professionally after he had met Marjorie Francisco at the Dalian Railway Institute. Francisco, a former Sacramento-based art teacher, encouraged him to further his artistic studies in the U.S. and sponsored a trip for him to go there. In 1986, Jian arrived in the U.S. He took courses from Fred Dalkey at Sacramento City College and also learned from other noted California artists such as Manuel Neri and Wayne Thiebaud at the University of California. He has had exhibitions in the U.S. and China and currently works in California and Beijing.
