| 词条 | Kwan Wai-nung |
| 释义 |
Kwan migrated to Hong Kong at the beginning of the 20th century. He became art director for the South China Morning Post in 1911, before leaving in 1915 to set up his own lithographic business, the Asiatic Lithographic Printing Press in Sai Ying Pun. During the 1920s and 1930s Kwan personally designed calendars and posters for various companies in the city.[3] Calendars acted as branded merchandise and artists were often hired to make the product seem more appealing. Kwan understood the impact advertising had on businesses and positioned his art, many of which featured modestly dressed pin-up girls, as a means of relaying brands to customers. Among his designs are 'Two Girls' (1931) for Kwong Sang Hong[4] and posters for Tiger Balm. His company imported modern printing technology from Britain and Germany[5] and opened branches in Singapore, Guangzhou and Shanghai. Effectively cornering the market in Hong Kong at the time, his success led to him being named 'King of the Calendar Poster'.[6] After the Second World War, Kwan handed control over his company to his sons.[3] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Calendar Illustrations by Guan Huinong|url=http://www.mam.gov.mo/e/exhibition/1/detail/a853312d-84d2-41e9-85ae-84c5f1bc0d29|publisher=Macau Museum of Art|accessdate=16 October 2016}} {{authority control}}{{HongKong-artist-stub}}2. ^{{cite book|last1=Sullivan|first1=Michael|authorlink=Michael Sullivan (art historian)|title=Modern Chinese Artists: A Biographical Dictionary|date=2006|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley [u.a.]|isbn=9780520244498|page=44}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=The Enchanting Years – A Donation from the Kwan Family|url=http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/documents/2199315/2199693/Kwan-Wai-nung_E.pdf|publisher=Hong Kong Heritage Museum|accessdate=16 October 2016}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Chiu|first1=Patrick|title=關蕙農的月份牌美人|url=http://lj.hkej.com/artculture/article/id/400371/%E9%97%9C%E8%95%99%E8%BE%B2%E7%9A%84%E6%9C%88%E4%BB%BD%E7%89%8C%E7%BE%8E%E4%BA%BA|accessdate=16 October 2016|work=Hong Kong Economic Journal|date=17 July 2014|language=zh}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Go|first1=Simon|title=Hong Kong Apothecary: A Visual History of Chinese Medicine Packaging|date=2003|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|location=New York, N.Y.|isbn=9781568983905|page=159}} 6. ^{{cite book|last1=Cochran|first1=Sherman|authorlink=Sherman Cochran|title=Chinese Medicine Men: Consumer Culture in China and Southeast Asia|date=2006|publisher=Harvard Univ. Press|location=Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.]|isbn=9780674021617|pages=121–122}} 4 : 1878 births|1956 deaths|19th-century Chinese painters|Painters from Guangdong |
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