The Great Wall of China : photographs by Chen Changfen / Anne Wilkes Tucker ; foreword by Jonathan D. Spence.
Language: English Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press in association with The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2007. Description: xvi, 150 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 32 cmISBN: 9780300122473; 0300122470Subject(s): Great Wall of China (China) -- Pictorial works -- ExhibitionsLOC classification: DS793 .G67 C453 2007Summary: Chen Changfen began to photograph the Great Wall twenty years before the Chinese government officially adopted it as the national symbol in 1984. This book presents his study of the monumental form and conveys the fertile range of themes and ideas that Chen has investigated, each informed by traditional Chinese art, history, and philosophy.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi | DS793 .G67 C453 2007 | Not for loan | 008392 |
Catalog of exhibition held Apr. 1-Aug. 12, 2007 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chen Changfen began to photograph the Great Wall twenty years before the Chinese government officially adopted it as the national symbol in 1984. This book presents his study of the monumental form and conveys the fertile range of themes and ideas that Chen has investigated, each informed by traditional Chinese art, history, and philosophy.