Win Ng | |
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Born | |
Died | September 6, 1991 San Francisco, US | (aged 55)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Winfred Ng |
Education | San Francisco State University City College of San Francisco, Mills College |
Alma mater | BFA San Francisco Art Institute |
Occupation(s) | Ceramicist, industrial designer, illustrator, sculptor, metal worker, painter |
Known for | Co-founder of Taylor & Ng |
Win "Winfred" Ng (April 13, 1936 – September 6, 1991)[1] was a Chinese American artist, entrepreneur, and decorative designer. Ng was known for working as a ceramist, sculptor, metal worker, industrial designer, painter and illustrator, but best known as the co-founder of the groundbreaking San Francisco based department store Taylor & Ng and his commercial ceramics work under the same name.
His artwork is in the collections of the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Victoria & Albert Museum, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Art and Design (MAD) and the De Young Museum.[1][2]