Esther Anna Hunt: Developing Chinese themes in American art
The market of 19th-20th century American small-scaled handicrafts, postcards, and souvenirs with the Asian twist are full of objects titled “Esther Hunt Era”, “a la Esther Hunt”, “Esther Hunt workshop” or “Esther Hunt style”. Her legacy distinguishes with the oils, watercolours,
Theodore Wores: The pioneer of Chinese themes in American Art
Theodore Wores’s art helped to form a positive image of Chinese people in 19th century America. This article by Ani Margaryan is an in-depth analysis of American artist Theodore Wores' contribution to the rise of, coinage and extension of Chinese
The Armenian-American master of “Chinese still life paintings”
Hovsep Pushman (1877-1966) was a well-known and demanded American artist of Armenian background. The most distinctive feature of his artistic style and unique signature was contemplative and aesthetic still life works, involving Oriental, mainly Chinese porcelain jars, vessels, manuscripts, statues and