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Amidst the clouds
(c. 1940s)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
29.3 X 22.5 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of C. Stuart Tompkins, 1971
Gallery location
Asian Art - Chinese Gallery
Level 1, NGV International
About this work
Chin-San Long was a pioneering photographer, recognised as one of China’s first photojournalists and for his innovative artistic photography, such as his unique ‘composite photography’ that combined multiple photographs to create landscapes reminiscent of traditional brush-and-ink paintings. Long worked in Shanghai during the 1920s and 1930s before relocating to Sichuan province during the Pacific War. He moved to Taiwan in 1949 to escape the communist takeover of mainland China. He died on 13 April 1995 in Taipei at the age of 102.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.l.: To / C. Stuart Tompkins Esq. / with the compliments / from / Chin san Long
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.l.: Amidst the clouds / Chin-san Long / Box 662, Shanghai, China
Accession Number
PH272-1971
Department
International Photography
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