About 1930, the family gave up farming and Uncle Bue came to Portland... During his stay Mom ...(May Kee Jann)...sponsored him through Portland Art School. The student body at this school was an elite group. They were from prominent families. Uncle Bue stood out like a "sore thumb". A hard of hearing, retired farmer, with not even a grade school education but like a"diamond in the rough" with a super natural artistic talent, he found his calling. Story told by Phillip Jann Jr. in the Kee Family Biographies.
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Exhibit rediscovers legacy of Chinese American artist Bue Kee, a rising star in the 1930s
who fell into obscurity (
To walk into the exhibit...is to walk into a web of stories."
Link to Amy Wang's article:
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