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Daniel Dae Kim

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Object Details

Artist

CYJO (Cindy Hwang-Archambault), born 13 Jun 1974

Sitter

Daniel Dae Kim, born 4 Aug 1968

Exhibition Label

Born Pusan, South Korea
One of the most prominent Asian American television actors, Daniel Dae Kim immigrated to the United States from South Korea as a young child. He earned a theater degree from Haverford College, which led him to pursue a career as a stage actor in New York City before returning to school. He graduated with an MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1989. He then branched into film and television work, gaining notoriety for his role as Jin Kwon on the cult hit show Lost (2004–10). At the outset of the show, Kim’s character only spoke Korean. Over the course of several seasons, however, the character began to learn English, requiring Kim to act in both his native and adopted languages, which, he says, greatly improved his Korean. Currently he can be seen on the CBS drama Hawaii 5-0.
Here, Kim poses as photographer CYJO frequently represents her subjects, facing the viewer with a direct, unadorned stare.
Daniel Dae Kim nacido en 1968
Nacido en Pusan, Corea del Sur
Daniel Dae Kim, uno de los más prominentes actores de televisión asiático-americanos, emigró de Corea del Sur a Estados Unidos cuando era niño. Obtuvo un grado en teatro de Haverford College y por un tiempo cultivó una carrera teatral en Nueva York antes de volver a estudiar. En 1989 completó una maestría en bellas artes en la Escuela Tisch de Arte, New York University, y se dedicó a expandir su ámbito de actuación hacia el cine y la televisión, logrando notoriedad por su papel de Jin Kwon en la icónica serie televisiva Lost (2004–10). Al principio de la serie, el personaje de Kim hablaba solo coreano. A lo largo de varias temporadas, el personaje iba aprendiendo inglés, de modo que Kim tuvo que actuar en su lengua materna y su lengua adoptada, lo cual admite que mejoró mucho su dominio del coreano. Al presente actúa en la serie de CBS Hawaii 5-0.
La pose de Kim es una de las preferidas de la fotógrafa CYJO para sus modelos: de frente al público con una mirada directa, escueta.
CYJO (nacida en 1974)
Impresión con pigmento, 2007 (impresa en 2014)

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

January 29, 2007 (printed April 1, 2014)

Object number

C/NPG.2015.32

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© 2007 CYJO

Type

Photograph

Medium

Inkjet print

Dimensions

Image: 41.9 × 28 cm (16 1/2 × 11")
Sheet: 48.3 × 32.9 cm (19 × 12 15/16")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Daniel Dae Kim: Male
Daniel Dae Kim: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Actor
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47a7c438f-b99b-4423-a304-4c1d61866558

Record ID

npg_C_NPG.2015.32

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