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Situ Qiao (Situ Qiaoxing) was born on 1902 in Kaiping, Guangdong, China, is a Chinese oil painter and graphic artist. Discover Situ Qiao's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

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Age 56 years old
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Born 1902, 1902
Birthday 1902
Birthplace Kaiping, Guangdong, China
Date of death 16 February, 1958
Died Place Beijing
Nationality China

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His wife is Feng Yimei (冯伊湄)

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1902

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.

1924

In 1924, Situ entered the School of Theology of Yenching University in Beijing, but was more interested in painting.

1926

In 1926, he held his first personal exhibition, which was noticed by Lu Xun, who purchased his drawing Five Policemen and an O.

1927

When the Northern Expedition war erupted in 1927, he moved to Wuhan to work for the Soviet advisor Mikhail Borodin.

1928

By 1928, he had moved to Shanghai and set up a studio.

He held an exhibition in March 1928, which was again noticed by Lu Xun, who wrote about his conversation with Situ Qiao.

In winter 1928, Situ left for France to study painting, and exhibited at the Paris Salon the following year.

1930

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.

1931

After being deported back to China, in 1931 he taught at Lingnan University in Guangzhou.

1934

In 1934, he went to Beijing, working as an art editor for Ta Kung Pao, and moved to Shanghai in 1936.

1936

Situ Qiao was present when Lu Xun died on 19 October 1936 in Shanghai, and drew the famous final sketches of the writer.

He soon moved to Nanjing, then capital of China.

1937

When the invading Japanese army attacked Nanjing in 1937, all his personal collection of paintings were destroyed.

Fleeing from the Sino-Japanese War, Situ Qiao left China for Rangoon, Burma, and later to Singapore.

1940

His most famous work is the 1940 painting Put Down Your Whip.

In 1940, he saw actor Jin Shan and actress Wang Ying's performance of Chen Liting's patriotic play Put Down Your Whip.

He invited Jin Shan and Wang Ying to his studio, and painted his eponymous oil painting, which has become his most famous work.

1941

When Singapore also fell to the Japanese in 1941, Situ Qiao escaped to the wartime Chinese capital Chongqing.

1946

After WWII, Situ Qiao went to New York City with his wife, Feng Yimei in September 1946 to seek treatment for his lung disease.

1950

They returned to Beijing in 1950 after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

He taught at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts and helped to set up the Museum of the Chinese Revolution.

1958

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.

On 16 February 1958, Situ Qiao died in his studio in Beijing.

He donated all his paintings to the state, which are now in the collections of various museums in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and his hometown, Kaiping.

A compilation of his paintings was published by Beijing People's Art Publishing House.