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“Tam Gan” by the renowned American artist Robert Henri is part of the American Realism movement. It features a young beautiful Chinese woman living in San Diego, California set against a warm, textured orange and yellow background. With a relaxed expression, she calmly makes direct eye contact with us from dark attentive eyes. Her smooth facial features with full red lips and straight nose are framed by a short black updo hairstyle that exposes delicate pearl drop earrings The young lady is dressed in a light blue traditional Chinese qipao garment that contrasts subtly with the vibrant shades of the background. The brushstrokes are visible, adding a dynamic quality to the painting, characteristic of Henri’s style to focus on the authenticity of the subject’s presence and character. Henri’s 1914 portrait was made when the Chinese Exclusion Act was strictly enforced by the U.S. federal government. The exclusionary law was enacted in 1882 for the express purpose of prohibiting all Chinese workers from entering the and prohibited Chinese from becoming U.S. citizens. The wealthy who were exempt had to present to U.S. authorities a certificate from the Chinese government stating they were not workers. The act specifically targeted Chinese females. Eligibility to enter the U.S. was based upon marital status; if a woman was not married she was considered a worker (or a prostitute) and denied entry. If she was not a worker but married to one, she was still banned. The government strategy was simple, without women there would be no children, and the radical reduction of the Chinese population in America would be achieved. The Exclusion Act was made permanent in 1902. Twelve years later, Henri would defiantly paint portraits of the Chinese living in and around San Diego — including Tam Gan. The act would not be repealed until 1943, and even then the U.S. Congress allowed only 103 Chinese people to enter the U.S. per year, a law that was overturned in 1965.

Tam Gan by Robert Henri (American) - Oil on canvas / 1914 - Buffalo AKG Art Museum (New York) #womeninart #art #oilpainting #portraitofawoman #RobertHenri #henri #artwork #womensart #BuffaloAKGArtMuseum #Albright-KnoxArtGallery #AmericanArtist #oiloncanvas #AmericanRealism #ChineseAmerican #artbsky

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I visited the #BuffaloAKGArtMuseum with the fam today. Half the art was very impressive while the rest was weird and pretentious crap any 5 year old could do. I'm more impressed with the beautiful architecture.

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