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Chow, Michael (English restaurateur and painter, born 1939, in China)
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Note: Born in Shanghai, Chow is a naturalized British citizen, and active in the United States from the late 1970s. Businessman known for his Mr. Chow restaurant chain, the first opening in London, 1968. The Mr. Chow he opened in New York City was favored by artists in the 1980s. He trained as a painter at Central Saint Martins in London before embarking on his restaurant career. He resumed painting in 2012, and has exhibited at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and elsewhere. He has worked on interior design projects for himself and others, including boutiques for Giorgio Armani, and has appeared as an actor in many feature films. He is a collector of furniture and contemporary art. |
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Chow, Michael (preferred,V,index,Dutch-P,NA) |
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Michael Chow (V,display) |
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Yīnghua, Zhou (V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),NA,U) |
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British (modern) (preferred) |
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English |
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artist (preferred) |
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interior designer |
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restaurateur / restauranter |
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businessman |
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painter |
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Armani, Giorgio |
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(Italian fashion designer, born 1934) [500016277] |
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(English restaurateur and painter, born 1939, in China) ..... [VP Preferred]
(American interior designer, New York City) ..... [AVERY]
(American interior designer, contemporary) ..... [AVERY]
(Chinese artist, 1938-) ..... [RKD]
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