Richard Yee immigrated to the United States from Guangzhou, China, in 1952. He began
photographing as a middle school student in southern China and gained early recognition for his pictorial landscapes and documentary photographs made during the Chinese Civil War. He went on to win First Prize in the Boston Globe Photo Contest for three consecutive years and received the Grand Award in the 1959 All U.S. Army Photo Contest. Active in international photography salons since 1960, he was ranked second in the 1968 “Worldwide Photography Top Ten.” Celebrated for their warmth, humanity, and masterful use of light and texture, Yee’s photographs have been featured in numerous solo exhibitions throughout the United States, China, and Hong Kong. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Peabody Essex Museum, the Mariners’ Museum, and the Seattle Art Museum. Richard Yee is represented exclusively in the United States by Robert Klein Gallery.
Richard Yee 趙羨藻
Chinese-American, (b. 1936, China)
Richard Yee immigrated to the United States from Guangzhou, China, in 1952, bringing with him an early passion for photography that began during his middle school years in southern China. His earliest photographs, made during the Chinese Civil War, demonstrated a remarkable sensitivity to composition, light, and the human experience. Yee went on to win First Prize in the Boston Globe Photo Contest for three consecutive years and received the Grand Award in the 1959 All U.S. Army Photo Contest. Active in international photography salons since 1960, he was ranked second in the Worldwide Photography Top Ten in 1968. His photographs document everyday life across China, Hong Kong, and the United States, capturing moments of quiet beauty and profound humanity amid periods of historical and cultural change.
Celebrated for his masterful use of light, texture, and composition, Yee personally produces his prints using the traditional gelatin silver process, ensuring that each photograph remains faithful to his original artistic vision. His work has been presented in solo exhibitions at the Peabody Essex Museum, the National Museum of China, the Central Academy of Arts & Design in Beijing, the Addison Gallery of American Art, and the Hong Kong Arts Centre. His photographs are held in the permanent collections of the Peabody Essex Museum, the Mariners’ Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, and other public and private collections. Residing in the Boston area since the 1950's, Yee continues to be recognized for his enduring contribution to the art of photography. He is represented exclusively in the United States by Robert Klein Gallery.