· Excellent to see that the Beijing World Art Museum is to host the Wellcome Collection’s extensive collection of John Thomson’s (self-portrait left) nineteenth century photographs of China – even though in their advertising the Beijing World Art Museum has managed to spell his name wrong (there’s no ‘p’). The exhibition Through the Lens of John Thompson (sic) will be on . · China: Through the Lens of John Thomson () by The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum - issuu. Septem – Febru. Museum Information. As a. China through the Lens of John Thomson () Preview. Now in the fourth year of its world tour, the exhibition Through the Lens of John Thomson will be on display through next February at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. The curator Betty Yao (director of Credential International Arts Management) has put together a selection of rare photographs taken by Thomson in Hong Kong and other places .
Meanwhile, on his trip through Cambodia, Thomson was the first photographer to visit Angkor Wat to record, what is now, one of the most important sites of ancient architecture in the world. Between and , Thomson made extensive trips to Beijing, Fujian and Guangdong travelling down both the Yangtse and the Min Rivers. In China, Thomson. China: Through the Lens of John Thomson - 5 February - 6 June The vanished world of Imperial China is vividly captured on glass plates by an intrepid Scottish photographer John Thomson who travelled throughout the country meeting people from all walks of life. Thomson's photography of China, Siam (Thailand) and Cambodia was widely praised by his peers and continues to enthuse new audiences today. The images are from newly discovered negatives held at the Wellcome Library, London. John Thomson () was a Scottish photographer and writer who set off for Asia in
China Through the Lens of John Thomson Experience the vanished world of Imperial China vividly captured on glass plates in China Through the Lens of John Thomson –, the first exhibition devoted solely to images of China taken by the Scottish photographer that startlingly reveal the character of the vast empire. Born in Edinburgh two years before the invention of the daguerreotype and the birth of photography, Thomson first traveled to Asia in , where he set up a. China: Through the Lens of John Thomson – 5 February – 6 June The vanished world of Imperial China is vividly captured on glass plates by an intrepid Scottish photographer John Thomson who travelled throughout the country meeting people from all walks of life. China through the Lens of John Thomson () Preview. Now in the fourth year of its world tour, the exhibition Through the Lens of John Thomson will be on display through next February at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. The curator Betty Yao (director of Credential International Arts Management) has put together a selection of rare photographs taken by Thomson in Hong Kong and other places along the Chinese coast.
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