About Wang Ming
Lived 1921 – 2016 (aged 94–95). Wang Ming was an artist.
Wang Ming (1921–2016), also known as Ming Wang and Stone Man, was an Asian-American artist.
Wang's art is in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Gallery of Art, and the Brooklyn Museum. In 2009, 35 of his works were exhibited in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum making him the first Asian American artist to have their art featured in the museum's galleries.
Early life Wang was born in Tianjin, China in 1921. He left China in 1939.
Two of Wang's pieces were purchased by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum art collector, James Dean. In 2009, the museum hosted a solo exhibition of his work titled Universal Dimensions: The Space Art of Wang Ming.
Death Wang died in Bethesda, Maryland in 2016.
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Who was Wang Ming?
Asian American artist
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Wang Ming was born in 1921.
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Wang Ming died in 2016.
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Wang Ming was an artist.
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