Self Portrait by Fay Chong

Wing Luke Museum Collection 1995.012 

Self Portrait by Fay Chong 

Fay Chong was a Chinese American artist known for his watercolor painting and printmaking, like this block print from our collection titled Self Portrait (1933). He was active in the Pacific Northwest and is also recognized for his contributions as an arts organizer, arts educator, and WPA-era artist. Fay Chong was born in Canton, China in 1912 and later moved to Seattle with his family in 1920. He attended Broadway High School and studied art along with classmates George Tsutakawa and Morris Graves.