Fish Cove

Artist: David P. Chun, American, 1898–1989
Associated: Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration, Washington, D.C., active 1935–1943
Date: 1939 or 1940
Material: Color lithograph, printed in black, orange, and blue inks from three stones, with crayon and tusche
made in: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification: Prints
Collection: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image: 7 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (20.2 × 27.6 cm)
sheet: 11 15/16 × 14 1/8 in. (30.3 × 35.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 174:1943

NOTES

Overlapping layers of printed color energize this tranquil landscape. Signs of daily life—the puffs of smoke and figures going about their various activities—invite viewers into the immediacy of the action. David P. Chun’s work often featured ordinary scenes that he portrayed with sensitivity. Born in Hawaii, Chun’s deep interest in the landscapes and labor of his San Francisco home not only translated into his prints but also shaped his involvement in debates around the improvement of Chinatown’s built environment.

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