Chinese Folk Art [003] Peasant Painting from Huhsien County (002)

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Title Chinese Folk Art [003] Peasant Painting from Huhsien County (002)
Photo Number Box 58, Guelin, River Li and Chinese Landscape, 15
Description Photograph of a painting depicting Huhsien County
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1976
Subject Folk art--Photographs; Painting, Chinese--Photographs; Hu Xian (China)--Art--Photographs; Agriculture--Art--Photographs; Agricultural laborers--Art--Photographs; Peasants--Art--Photographs; Horses--Art--Photographs; Crops--Art--Photographs; Cotton--Art--Photographs; China; Art; Folk art; Painting; Agriculture
Keywords Chinese culture; Arts and Crafts; Arts & Crafts; Fields
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Shaanxi Sheng (China); Hu Xian (China)
Caption on Slide "Preparing for Cotton Planting" by Li Shun-hsiao.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "The county has an rich history dating back more than 2000 years. In 1964 they changed the name of the county to Hu County. The phonetics of the name did not change simply the character. The popular farmer's folk art shows the county's natural beauty. They are mainly depiction of life as a farmer, everything from planting the seeds to the harvest. The paintings represent the people's positive outlook on life and is an important part of the culture."--Wikipedia.
Type Image
Rights Management This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
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ARK ark:/87278/s6s18kdf
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 340002
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s18kdf
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