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Lai Yong (1840 - )

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Lived/Active: California

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Biography from AskART:

Born in China in 1840. Lai Yong has the distinction of being the earliest known Chinese artist who was active in California. He maintained a gallery in San Francisco on Dupont Gai (now Grant Avenue) from 1867-75. His track is lost after that time. His painting of Adolph Sutro in the California Historical Society is the only one extant. Exh: Mechanics' Inst. (SF), 1869.

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Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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