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First Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology c.1908 -
African American Art Today: Four Major Artists / an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Skunder Boghossian, Valente Malangatana, Twins Seven Seven, and Amir I.M. Nour. New York:, African-American Institute, 1974.
Author Archives: Kim Wishart
1950s Woodcuts and Artists’ Exchanges
Marquand recently acquired an inscribed first edition copy of Huang Yongyu mu ke ji 黃永玉木刻集 , a survey of the best of Huang’s early printmaking work. Although Huang is perhaps best known internationally for later ink paintings of flora and … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, East Asian, Rare monograph
Tagged 1950s, 20th century, Asian Art, China-Europe connections, Chinese Art, dedications to artists, Huang Yongyu, Jaroslav Bejček, socialist realism, Woodblock prints
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Shanghai scenes
Wu, Youru 吳友如. Shenjiang sheng jing tu 申江勝景圖 : [2 juan]. Shanghai: Dian shi zhai, Guangxu 光緒10 [1884] 4 v. (double leaves : chiefly ill.) in case ; 25 cm. NC1230.W8 View in Catalog SCENIC VIEWS IN AND AROUND SHANGHAI … Continue reading
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Tagged Dianshizhai, Famous Scenes, Guidebook, Shanghai, Wu Youru
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Experimental Relationship
Brooklyn-based, Shanghai-born photographer and multi-media artist Pixy Liao’s Experimental Relationship Vol. 1.1 project is less document and more exploration of the shifting concepts of relationships, power balances and roles within couples, normative interactions, and the “alternative possibilities of heterosexual relationships.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Figurative art, Performance art, Photography, Pixy Liao
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