Chiang Yee’s England Through Chinese Eyes Exhibition, 1945

Posted: March 8th, 2022 | No Comments »

Shortly after the end of the War Chiang Yee, living in Oxford at the time, held his first post-war gallery show, and his first show for some time that wasn’t ostensibly about raising money for various charities and camapign groups supporting China’s war effort against Japan.

Billed as the “Silent Traveller” Chiang showed a range of his watercolours of English scenes that had ensured the Silent Traveller books to date in 1945 (Lake District, London, Wartime & Yorkshire Dales) sold so well.

The Royal Arcade (built in 1879) still exists of course, connects Old Bond Street with Albemarle Street. So too does #15, which was a first floor property accessed by a staircase, as you can see below. When the arcade was first built #15 was occupied by Smith & Sons (Umbrella makers), and is now Erskine, Hall & Coe, a Ceramics and Modern Art Gallery.

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