'Inspiring Lines' Exhibition in Chinatown Honors Six Chinese-American Pioneers In the Commercial Arts

                   *  Fred Gong, who demonstrated artistic talents at a young
                       age by taking first prize in American Magazine's high
                       school art contest "What My Community Contributes to the
                       Nation."
                    *  Bill Jong, who, as a senior art director at the nation's
                       leading advertising agencies during a 40-year career,
                       created ads for such clients as American Express, ARCO,
                       Carnation, Disney, Ford and 7-Up.
                    *  Leland Lee, who was a key assistant to architectural
                       photographer Julius Shulman.
                    *  Monroe Leung, whose notorious and often irreverent
                       cartoons were featured in The Saturday Evening Post and
                       The New Yorker.
                    *  Milton Quon, who worked as an assistant animator on the
                       Disney classics "Dumbo" and "Fantasia."
                    *  Tyrus Wong, who was recently named a "Disney Legend" by
                       The Walt Disney Studios for his tremendous contributions
                       as a background artist for "Bambi."
 
                    Jong, Quon and Wong were also very involved with creating
                    the "look" of Los Angeles Chinatown.  They painted or
                    designed images and murals throughout the historic district
                    and even created menus for some of the area's legendary
                    restaurants.
 
      WHY:          The exhibit, sponsored by CAM and the Chinatown Business
                    Improvement District, brings to light another aspect of the
                    Chinese-American experience in Los Angeles.
 
      WHEN:         Artists' Reception will be held Saturday, January 5, 2002,
                    from 6 to 9 p.m.
 
                    Exhibition runs through Sunday, February 17.  The closing
                    date coincides with the weekend of Chinatown's Chinese
                    New Year festivities for Year 4700, the Year of the Horse.
                    Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through
                    Sunday.
 
      WHERE:        LMAN Studio, 949 Chung King Road, Los Angeles
 
      INFORMATION:  (213) 680-0243
 
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SOURCE  Los Angeles Chinatown Business Council