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#Chineseness

Street corner in Chinatown, San Francisco between 1920 and 1942; from a photograph taken between 1920 and 1930.
Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942
1 slide : lantern ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.

#Chinatown #SanFrancisco #Arnold #Nee-Wang #Chinese #Chineseness #SanFranciscos #City&townlife #Streets #photography

https://www.loc.gov/item/2018704072/

This black and white photograph shows a street corner with several people gathered outside a store named "Nee-Wang," which appears to be in Chinatown, San Francisco. The architecture of the buildings is indicative of early 20th-century urban structures. Onlookers stand on the sidewalk, some leaning against each other while others hold onto their hats or luggage. One individual stands alone at the edge of the frame with a noticeable height difference compared to those around him. A man in an overcoat and hat appears more observant than his company as he looks off into the distance away from them.

The storefront displays Chinese characters, hinting that it is likely catering to both local residents or has been influenced by Chineseness of people residing here due to historical reasons. The absence of modern-day elements suggests this photo was taken between 1920 and 1942 during a period when San Francisco's Chinatown experienced significant development.

The overall atmosphere captured in the photograph conveys an everyday scene from urban life, evoking curiosity about what it might have been like to be part of that particular moment or era.

Xiao Yu, BB, 2019, bronze, 98 × 98 × 5 cm ★ China ★ https://www.pacegallery.com/artists/xiao-yu/ ⦾ https://www.gdmoa.org/zhanlan/threeyear/Thefourth/23/en/Artists/23307.html #XiaoYu #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #bronzesculpture #abstractart #forms #ecologicalsomething #bamboo #Chineseness #PaceGallery #PaceHongKong #Chineseartists #2010s

Замкнутая ломаная кривая образует четыре треугольника, линия выглядит как длинный ломкий бамбуковый стебель, но отлита из бронзы. Скульптура подвешена на стену и более-менее плоская. // The closed broken curve forms four triangles, the line looks like a long brittle bamboo stalk, but is cast in bronze. The sculpture is hung on the wall and is more or less flat. // Xiao Yu, BB, 2019, bronze, 98 × 98 × 5 cm

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