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Picturing Hong Kong: photography 1855-1910

Uittreksel

"Picturing Hong Kong brings together an extraordinary collection of 61 photographs of this unique city. These images shed new light on Hong Kong's hybrid culture, fully exploring for the first time Britain's use of photography in promoting its self-image as a civilizing force in Asia."--BOOK JACKET.

Inhoud

Foreword / Vishakha N. Desai -- Preface and Acknowledgments / Roberta Wue -- A Brief History of Hong Kong to 1910 / Joanna Waley-Cohen -- Picturing Hong Kong: Photography through Practice and Function / Roberta Wue -- The Beginnings of Hong Kong Photography / Edwin K. Lai -- Plates. Sights of Hong Kong. Life in Hong Kong. Portraits and People. Cartes-De-Visite and Stereo-Views. App. Reprints from Periodicals.

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Uitgever

  • Uitgave

    New York: Asia Society Galleries, [c1997]

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  • Onderwerp

  • Periode

    1855-1910

Type

  • Taal

Classificatie

  • ISBN

    • 0807614246
    • 9780878480852
    • 9780807614242
    • 0878480854

Annotaties / titel notitie's

  • Notities

    "Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Picturing Hong Kong: Photography 1855-1910' curated by Roberta Wue and co-organized by the Asia Society Galleries, New York, and the Hong Kong Arts Centre"--T.p. verso.

Datum en plaats van gebeurtenis

  • Tentoonstelling New York, Asia Society Galleries 1997/06/11-1997/08/17. - Tacoma public library 1997. - Hong Kong Arts Centre 1998

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