I-Hsiung Ju
Artist I-Hsiung Ju died at his home in North Fort Myers after a short illness Saturday, March 17, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Chow-Soon Chuang; eldest daughter, Doris Ju; second daughter, Helen Ju; third daughter, Jane Ju, and son-in-law, Weijan Chi; granddaughter, Chienyn Chi; youngest daughter, Grace Ju, and son-in-law, Garth Miller; granddaughter, Zea Miller; and grandson, Noah Miller.
Professor Emeritus Ju was in his 90th year. He devoted his life to the study and teaching of painting and worked tirelessly to promote Chinese culture. Born in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China, at 15 he joined the guerrilla resistance against the Japanese Army. As a student of art at the wartime campus of Xiamen University he put on exhibitions of paintings, created theatrical productions, published poetry and woodcuts. After graduation he followed his Xiamen sweetheart, Chow Soon Chuang, to the Philippines where they married in 1947. There the couple taught school and received their masters’ degrees at Santo Tomas University. Prof Ju worked hard to promote Filippino/Chinese cultural exchange, organizing study tours to Taiwan and helping Taiwan artists to exhibit in the Philippines.
In 1968 he moved with his family to the United States at the invitation of the University of Connecticut, and became a visiting professor at four New England State Universities. A year later he joined the art department at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Va. He and his wife also established the Art Farm in Lexington to teach Chinese calligraphy and brush painting, culinary arts, flower arrangement and other aspects of Chinese culture.
After retiring in 1989 he worked to expand the understanding of Chinese culture by taking groups of students to China. He was constantly in demand around the country to lecture and exhibit his paintings of flowers, birds and landscapes. In October 2011 he lectured and exhibited at Washington & Lee University. In January 2012 he gave a workshop to the Sarasota Sumi-e Society, teaching until shortly before he became sick. Now, following a lifetime dedicated to fostering Chinese culture round the world, he is asleep in the Lord’s arms.
Viewing and funeral service were Friday, March 23, at the Fuller Metz Funeral Home, Cape Coral. There will be a memorial service July 7 in Princeton, N.J.
I-Hsiung Ju
Artist I-Hsiung Ju died at his home in North Fort Myers after a short illness Saturday, March 17, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Chow-Soon Chuang; eldest daughter, Doris Ju; second daughter, Helen Ju; third daughter, Jane Ju, and son-in-law, Weijan Chi; granddaughter, Chienyn Chi; youngest daughter, Grace Ju, and son-in-law, Garth Miller; granddaughter, Zea Miller; and grandson, Noah Miller.
Professor Emeritus Ju was in his 90th year. He devoted his life to the study and teaching of painting and worked tirelessly to promote Chinese culture. Born in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China, at 15 he joined the guerrilla resistance against the Japanese Army. As a student of art at the wartime campus of Xiamen University he put on exhibitions of paintings, created theatrical productions, published poetry and woodcuts. After graduation he followed his Xiamen sweetheart, Chow Soon Chuang, to the Philippines where they married in 1947. There the couple taught school and received their masters’ degrees at Santo Tomas University. Prof Ju worked hard to promote Filippino/Chinese cultural exchange, organizing study tours to Taiwan and helping Taiwan artists to exhibit in the Philippines.
In 1968 he moved with his family to the United States at the invitation of the University of Connecticut, and became a visiting professor at four New England State Universities. A year later he joined the art department at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Va. He and his wife also established the Art Farm in Lexington to teach Chinese calligraphy and brush painting, culinary arts, flower arrangement and other aspects of Chinese culture.
After retiring in 1989 he worked to expand the understanding of Chinese culture by taking groups of students to China. He was constantly in demand around the country to lecture and exhibit his paintings of flowers, birds and landscapes. In October 2011 he lectured and exhibited at Washington & Lee University. In January 2012 he gave a workshop to the Sarasota Sumi-e Society, teaching until shortly before he became sick. Now, following a lifetime dedicated to fostering Chinese culture round the world, he is asleep in the Lord’s arms.
Viewing and funeral service were Friday, March 23, at the Fuller Metz Funeral Home, Cape Coral. There will be a memorial service July 7 in Princeton, N.J.