Age, Biography and Wiki
Tseng Kwong Chi was born on 6 September, 1950 in British Hong Kong, is an American photographer, born in Hong Kong. Discover Tseng Kwong Chi'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 40 years old?
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| Occupation |
Photographer |
| Age |
40 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
6 September, 1950 |
| Birthday |
6 September |
| Birthplace |
British Hong Kong |
| Date of death |
1990 |
| Died Place |
Manhattan, New York City, United States |
| Nationality |
Hong Kong
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He is a member of famous Photographer with the age 40 years old group.
Tseng Kwong Chi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 40 years old, Tseng Kwong Chi height not available right now. We will update Tseng Kwong Chi's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
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| Children |
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Tseng Kwong Chi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tseng Kwong Chi worth at the age of 40 years old? Tseng Kwong Chi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Photographer. He is from Hong Kong. We have estimated Tseng Kwong Chi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Photographer |
Tseng Kwong Chi Social Network
Timeline
Tseng's father was a Kuomintang officer who fled Shanghai in 1949 when the Communists won the Chinese Civil War.
Tseng was born in British Hong Kong the following year and was a child prodigy in Chinese painting and calligraphy.
He was educated at St Joseph's College before his parents moved the family to Canada when he was 16.
He originally studied painting at Académie Julian in Paris, but switched to photography after one year, having gained an interest photography after his father gave him a Rolleiflex camera.
Tseng Kwong Chi, known as Joseph Tseng prior to his professional career (Chinese: 曾廣智; September 6, 1950 – March 10, 1990), was a Hong Kong-born American photographer who was active in the East Village art scene in the 1980s.
He is the brother of dancer/choreographer Muna Tseng.
Tseng was part of a circle of artists in the 1980s New York art scene including Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf and Cindy Sherman.
Tseng's most famous body of work is his self-portrait series, East Meets West, also called the "Expeditionary Series".
In the series, Tseng dressed in what he called his "Mao suit" and sunglasses (dubbed a "wickedly surrealistic persona" by The New York Times) and photographed himself situated, often emotionlessly, in front of iconic tourist sites.
These included the Statue of Liberty, Cape Canaveral, Disneyland, Notre-Dame de Paris, and the World Trade Center.
Tseng also took over 40,000 of photographs of New York graffiti artist Keith Haring throughout the 1980s working on murals, installations and the subway.
In 1984, his photographs were shown with Haring's work at the opening of the Semaphore Gallery East location in a show titled "Art in Transit".
Tseng photographed the first Concorde landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, from the tarmac.
Tseng died of AIDS-related illness in 1990, and was survived by his companion of seven years, Robert-Kristoffer Haynes, who remains a resident of New York City and serves as Registrar at Paula Cooper Gallery.
Tseng's work is in the public collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Tseng has been included in the Asian American Arts Centre's digital archive.
