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Chunghi Choo Volume 44.4
In the recent publication Chunghi Choo and Her Students, Contemporary Art and New Forms in Metal by Jane C.
Milosch, editor, with several notable contributors, I was excited to learn about Choo’s extensive career as an artist and dedicated teacher who shared her knowledge and skills with her students over four decades. A Korean-American artist (b.
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1938), Choo’s early life in Korea set the stage for her evolving artistic development. Her intense study of painting, calligraphy, ancient philosophy, world religions, and Eastern and Western aesthetics while attending the Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul (1957–1961, BFA) prepared Choo for graduate study at Cranbrook Academy of Art (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan), attending from 1962 to 1965.
Choo’s broad objective to expand her understanding of craft materials and techniques led her to concentrated studies with Cranbrook’s artist-in-residence faculty: majoring in metalsmithing and jewelry with Ric