Historical Windows of New York was recently busy installing Aluminum Clad European triple pane high-performance Passive House Tilt and Turn Windows into the south facing apartments at 51 East 10th Street in Greenwich Village. This window install was the first of its kind on this particular NYC block in a building that housed one of its most famous tenants during the Depression, famed artist, poet, philanthropist, teacher, writer, and inventor Yun Gee.
Gee, widely considered one of the great modernist avant-garde painters, lived in the building and taught art classes. He also wrote about his theory of Diamondism here, a set of art principles that bring together the spiritual, intellectual, and practical aspects of painting.
Gee was most famous for becoming the first Chinese born artist invited to join the Société des Artistes Indépendants and was also the first Chinese artist to display his work internationally. He was the first Chinese artist to show at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) as well as the first Chinese artist to show in the salons of Paris.
