| 1 | Name: | Dr. Wen C. Fong | |
| Institution: | Princeton University & Metropolitan Museum of Art | ||
| Year Elected: | 1992 | ||
| Class: | 4. Humanities | ||
| Subdivision: | 404. History of the Arts, Literature, Religion and Sciences | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1930 | ||
| Death Date: | October 3, 2018 | ||
A scholar of Chinese art history, Wen Fong was born in Shanghai and received a classical Chinese education, including training as a painter and calligrapher. In 1948 he went to Princeton University, where he earned his A.B. in 1951, joined the faculty as instructor after receiving his M.F.A. in 1954 and earned his Ph.D. in 1958. He was named the Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Art History in 1971 and transferred to emeritus status in 1999. He was the author of works including The Problem of Forgeries in Chinese Paintings (1963), Summer Mountains: The Timeless Landscape (1975) and The Great Bronze Age of China (1980) and became widely recognized in both China and Japan through his many books and articles and frequent visits to the Far East. Dr. Fong also served as faculty curator of Asian art at the Princeton University Art Museum and helped strengthen the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian collection as a special consultant for Asian affairs and head of the Asian art department. After transferring to emeritus status at Princeton he was a professor at Tsinghua University from 2004-07 and Zheijang University 2009-12. Wen Fong died on October 3, 2018 in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 88. | |||