19TH CENTURY

John Chin Young was born in Honolulu in 1909.  The son of Chinese immigrants, he grew up in Hawaii which remained his main home until his death at age 88 in 1997. Primarily a self-educated artist, Young was influenced by traditional calligraphy and is best known for his Zen-like brush strokes and his depictions of horses. Young traveled extensively during his life which fueled his artistic practice. During his life and travels, he collected many works of Asian art, many of which now reside in the Honolulu Art Museum, and the museum at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, which bears his name.  Young’s artwork is currently in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, among others.