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Filmed!
One of our funders, and strong supporters, is the UK’s Arts & Humanities Research Council, which is marking its tenth anniversary with a series of films about its activities since 2005. The Historical Photographs of China project is the subject … Continue reading
Posted in About us, Elsewhere on the net
Tagged AHRC, film, Project team, Update
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Best seasonal wishes from the HPC team
It’s been another very busy year at the Historical Photographs of China (HPC) project. Here’s news of some of our achievements. The Chinese Year of the Horse kicked off with a new exhibition at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery in … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation, Exhibition, Visualisation
Tagged 2015, ambassador, Birmingham, BRLSI, DVD, exhibition, film, Guangzhou, Hart, IMCS, Shanghai, Update, Wuhan
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Bioscoping in Shanghai, c.1923
In this East Meets West, tradition and modernity, studio tableaux, c.1923, two Chinese opera actors meet the celebrity of the day: Charlie Chaplin – or at least Tommy Crellin dressed up as Charlie Chaplin. So, in effect, three photographers in … Continue reading