Five years later, he became the first Taiwanese artist to be selected to Japan’s Imperial Art Exhibition. While many of his pieces have been lost, the original Water Buffaloes still hangs in Zhongshan Hall, while replicas can be found at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts. Coming from a poor family, he cherished the chance for an education and focused on schoolwork instead of making art. But Huang was so dedicated to his art that he would choose no other profession. His success inspired other young Taiwanese to pursue a career in art — and, like artists today, he needed a strong support network to survive.
