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Yen Shui-Long (1903-1997) I am surrounded by artists in the family. The oldest and most well-known family member was my grandfather, Yen Shui-Long. Considered to be one of the first generation modern Taiwanese painter, he was trained in Japan and France in the twenties and early thirties; his work reflected this training. He illustrated advertisements for Smoca, a Japanese tooth powder (this was before the invention of toothpaste) in the beginning. His speciality was oil painting, and yet he enjoyed making arts of all sorts: sketching, basket weaving, furniture design, mosaics, etc. Before he was known was his paintings, Yen worked very hard to improve people's lifes through arts and crafts. He was always looking for ways of putting arts into practical, everyday uses. He passed away in late September of 1997. He lived a full and active life and he will always be remembered by his family and everyone who knew him well. |  |
Catherine Yen ccy1@mit.edu