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FROM THE FAMILY OF PROFESSOR AILEEN WEI Professor Aileen Wei (born Huang Anli, 1912-1995) was born in Beijing and
had a successful career as an educator, diplomat, and translator. She received a
500 B.A. from Yenching University in 1932 and at the outset of her career served
as a diplomatic offcial in London. After emigrating to the United States, she
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) earned an M.A. from the University of Chicago in 1943. She worked at Yale
LOTUS University as a language instructor and then went on to co-found the Chinese
Language Program at Seton Hall University in 1959, where she remained until
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper 1978. Professor Wei also served as language consultant for the U.S. Army and
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist State Department. In 1972 she and Professor Wang Fangyu (Fred Wang, 1913-
Dated frst day of the frst month, renzi year (1972) 1997) hosted a visit and art demonstration at Seton Hall by artist Zhang Daqian,
25 æ x 53 º in. (65.7 x 135 cm.) who painted this for her at the time.
$100,000-150,000
PROVENANCE:
Painted for Professor Aileen Wei by the artist, 1972, New Jersey.
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