Charles Chu, a master painter and calligrapher known for his sweeping watercolors, was an emeritus professor of Chinese at Connecticut College. Professor Chu and Hughes “Toby” Griffis built the College’s unique collection of East Asian art.
 
Members of the College community gathered in Harkness Chapel on April 18, 2009 to celebrate his art and life. View photos, remarks and coverage of the memorial.

In the video below, Professor Chu talks about several of the paintings in the College’s Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room in 2002.

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