Two photographs of the Tiananmen Square protests

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MS. 22903 photogr.

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Two black and white silver gelatine photographs mounted on board, with inscriptions on the reverse by the photographer.

In front of the Great Hall of the People, April 22nd 1989 [the day of Hu Yaobang’s funeral].
Chengau Street, in front of Tiananmen Square, May 1989. The banners read: Support Li Peng / The Association of Official Corruption / People dare not to die / If Qinfu doesn’t die, the people in Lu will not stop suffering [Qinfu was an ancient king of China and Lu was the country that he governed].

Dates

Creation: 1989

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

English
Chinese

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 22903 photogr., item 1].

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Shelfmark:

MS. 22903 photogr.

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 22903

Additional Description

Abstract

Two photographs of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, taken by Edgar Huang. Mounted on black board, with a description written on the reverse by the photographer.

Custodial History

Taken by Edgar Huang in April and May 1989. The negatives were taken out of China in 1994 by Huang's wife. These prints were made in 1995 for an exhibition at San Diego State University and subsequently gifted to Geoffrey Batchen, Huang's instructor on his MFA course.