David Wu Ject-key
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David Wu Ject-key | |
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| Born | 1 October 1890 Zhongshan, China |
| Died | 17 April 1968 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | The Grand Central School of Art |
| Known for | Oil painting |
| Notable work | Desolation, General Officer |
| Movement | Realism |
| Partner | Elsebeth Kjaersgaard |
| David Wu Ject-key | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 伍澤樞 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 伍泽枢 | ||
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David Wu Ject-key (Chinese: 伍澤樞; 1890 – 16 April 1968) was a Chinese-American painter born in Zhongshan, Guangdong province.
Legacy
[edit]A number of awards have been named after David and Elsie, including The Elsie & David Wu Ject-Key Memorial Award at the 152nd Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society, The D.Wu / Elsie Ject-Key & Marion de Sola Mendes Memorial Award for Drawing of the National Association of Women Artists, Inc, The Elsie-Ject Key Award of the National Society of Painters in Acrylic, and The D.Wu & Elsie Ject-Key Memorial Award of the Salmagundi Club in New York City.[1]
Personal life
[edit]David Wu was married to Danish painter Elsie Kjaersgaard.[2]
At the time of David Wu’s death, Elsie asked a friend and member of the Chung Shan Association, a group that David had helped form many years earlier: “Is this cemetery only for the men of the Chung Shan Association?” The reply: “It is a cemetery for Chinese people, and you are one of us.”[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Indursky, Bill (2019-12-29). "David Wu Ject-Key (1890-1968) & Elsie Kjorsgaard Ject-Key (1903-1985) memorial award for watercolor or oil". Salmagundi Club. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ^ Thorsheim, Mary Jo. "ANYONE FROM RINGSTED? Information needed for book about Danish-American artist and her artist husband".
- ^ "David Wu Ject-Key ( Chinese American 1890-1968) oil painting Woman w/ Red Hat | #498324292". Worthpoint. Retrieved 2025-06-05.