# Shao Fang Sheng > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shao_Fang_Sheng > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shao_Fang_Sheng.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shao_Fang_Sheng > Source revision: 1351723877 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Chinese artist (1918–2009)}} {{refimprove|date=December 2010}} thumb|Shao Fang Sheng '''Shao Fang Sheng''' (September 13, 1918 – April 22, 2009){{cite news|author= |date=April 27, 2009| title=Shao Fang Sheng | url=http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/512409.html | url-status=dead |work=Marietta Times | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716231631/http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/512409.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}{{cite web| url=https://www.hadleyfh.com/obituaries/Shao-Fang-Sheng?obId=930084 | title=Obituary information for Shao Fang Sheng|publisher=Hadley Funeral Home| access-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004085431/https://www.hadleyfh.com/obituaries/Shao-Fang-Sheng?obId=930084 |archive-date=October 4, 2023}} was a Chinese artist who was also one of the few original apprentices of [Frank Lloyd Wright](/source/Frank_Lloyd_Wright). ==Early life== Shao came from a well-known industrial family that had their roots in [Changzhou](/source/Changzhou), [Jiangsu](/source/Jiangsu) province, China. She was born and raised during the overthrow of the [Qing dynasty](/source/Qing_dynasty) and the founding of the [Republic of China](/source/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%9349)). At age 17, she became a disciple of classical Chinese painter Chen Shaomei. She was very athletic in her youth, representing her city [Tianjin](/source/Tianjin), as a short stop nationally in softball as a teenager. ==Career== Upon arrival to the [United States](/source/United_States), she stayed with Frank Lloyd Wright and Olgivanna Lloyd Wright,{{cite news |title=Chinese Woman Gets Art Show in Chicago |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zvQZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pyMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5180,3093164&dq=shao-fang-sheng&hl=en |work=[Milwaukee Journal](/source/Milwaukee_Journal) |date=August 7, 1949 |accessdate=1 July 2010 }} where she apprenticed and cooked and entertained guests including [John Wayne](/source/John_Wayne), [James Stewart](/source/James_Stewart) and other actors and socialites. She taught [Mandarin](/source/Mandarin_Chinese) to [John King Fairbank](/source/John_King_Fairbank), a well-known scholar from [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University), in the [American Embassy](/source/Diplomatic_missions_of_the_United_States), [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing). Furthermore, her ability to paint with [watercolour](/source/watercolour)s was noticed by several well-known painting masters, and she was commissioned by the [Nationalist Government of China](/source/History_of_the_Republic_of_China), to duplicate the frescos within the [Mogao Caves](/source/Mogao_Caves), situated in the [Gobi Desert](/source/Gobi_Desert), near [Dunhuang](/source/Dunhuang), China. Her late husband Sheng Pao Sheng was also an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright and an architect and civil engineer who was a section chief of the Burma Road. == In Recent News == Gen Z Couple purchase the Shengs abandoned home in [Wood County, West Virginia](/source/Wood_County%2C_West_Virginia). "The Shengs were brilliant, so we'll preserve as much as possible and let the original details sing while creating a home that's true to ourselves as well."{{Cite news |title=Gen Zer buys rare abandoned home—unprepared for photos found inside |url=https://www.newsweek.com/gen-z-couple-buys-rare-abandoned-home-finds-old-photos-10805502 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251002152539/https://www.newsweek.com/gen-z-couple-buys-rare-abandoned-home-finds-old-photos-10805502 |archive-date=2025-10-02 |access-date=2025-12-24 |work=Newsweek |language=en |url-status=live }} A video posted on Vimeo filmed in 2000 shows the house as a live work studio.{{Cite AV media |url=https://vimeo.com/83742596 |title=The House of Spirit (2000) |date=2014-01-09 |last=Zhang |first=Weimin |access-date=2025-12-24 |via=Vimeo}} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110715183737/http://www.rickspeckwritings.com/Shao_Fang/index.html Additional information from www.rickspeckwritings.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Shao, Fang Sheng}} Category:1918 births Category:2009 deaths Category:Artists from Changzhou Category:Chinese softball players Category:Sportspeople from Changzhou Category:Chinese expatriates in the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Shao Fang Sheng](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shao_Fang_Sheng) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shao_Fang_Sheng?action=history)). 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