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Artist
Wei Letang (John Way)魏樂唐
Title
Couplet
Dynasty Post-dynastic China
Period 20th century
Format Hanging Scroll
Medium Ink on paper
Accession Number 2007.94.1-.2
Dimensions
Overall: 69 x 16 3/4in. (175.3 x 42.5cm)
Image: 53 1/8 x 13 1/16in. (134.9 x 33.2cm)
Provenance
69 x 16 3/4in. (175.3 x 42.5cm)
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Gift of Dr. James H. Soong in honor of Mr. Miles O. Johnson
Quick Facts about the Artist
Wei Letang (John Way) 魏樂唐
1921 - 2012
Born in Shanghai.
Studied Chinese calligraphy and painting with Li Jian 李健 (1881–1956) during 1935–1949.
Studied architecture in the 1950s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Combined Chinese calligraphy and Abstract Expressionist painting style.
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