Situ Qiao [SEP] place of birth
Situ Qiao
Situ Qiao (; 1902 – 16 February 1958) was a Chinese oil painter and graphic artist. An important member of the Lingnan School of art, he was also known for his friendship with the influential writer Lu Xun. His most famous work is the 1940 painting "Put Down Your Whip".
Biography.
Situ Qiao was born to a poor family in Chikan, Kaiping, Guangdong province in 1902. His name at birth was Situ Qiaoxing (司徒乔兴). His father was an amateur painter.
his conversation with Situ Qiao. In winter 1928 Situ left for France to study painting, and exhibited at the Paris Salon the following year.
In 1930 Situ Qiao left France to study in New York City. He supported his studies by selling his own paintings. However, his activity was considered working, which was illegal for a holder of a student visa, and he was arrested. While being held in a prison for immigrants, he painted a painting entitled "Painting the Statue of Liberty from the Most Unfree Place