Picturing Hong Kong : photography 1855-1910.

Picturing Hong Kong : photography 1855-1910.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New York : Asia Society Galleries, c1997.
Description:	144 p. : ill., (some folded) ; 24 x 30 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Photography -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- Exhibitions. Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions. Photography. Photography, Artistic. Hong Kong (China) -- Pictorial works -- Exhibitions. China -- Hong Kong. Illustrated works. Exhibition catalogs. Exhibition, pictorial works. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2750027

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Other authors / contributors:	Wue, Roberta. Asia Society. Galleries. Hong Kong Arts Centre.
ISBN:	0807614246 0878480854 (pbk.)
Notes:	"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"--Verso of t.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138).

Table of Contents:

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.