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Welcome to ChinAmericanArt, a website dedicated to exploring the fascinating cultural interactions and artistic exchanges between China and the West, with a particular emphasis on Chinese-American connections. Our founder, Ani Margaryan, is a Ph.D. in Arts and Humanities, and her mission is to highlight the intriguing ways in which the visual arts have been influenced by the encounters of East and West. Specifically, we focus on the works of American artists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who were inspired by Chinatown, Chinese people, and Chinese culture. We’re excited to share our insights with you and hope you find our content both informative and engaging.

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  • The American artist William M. Paxton (1869-1941), considered old-fashioned by some modernists, was a prominent genre and portrait painter in the Beaux-Arts style. The Figurine, 1921, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National

  • Katharine A. Carl (1865 – 1938) paintings have been exhibited at Paris Salon, later her works were displayed at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago - both in the so-called Fine Arts Palace and in the Women’s Building. Possessing herself

  • Marion Patten (1889-1941) was an American female artist. One of her celebrated works is considered "A portrait of a woman in Chinese dress" (oil on canvas, 76.2 x 63.5cm) A native of Malden, Massachusetts, she came to painting at the age

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