283/5112
| Collection |
Hedda Morrison Photographs of China |
| Title |
Sea and beach of Repulse Bay, Hong Kong Island. |
| Author / Creator |
Morrison, Hedda, 1908-1991, German |
| Subjects |
valleys (landforms) Place: China Place: Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China Place: Repulse Bay, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Lido, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Repulse Bay Hotel, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Eucliff, Hong Kong Island, China Place: Violet Hill, Hong Kong Island, China bays (bodies of water) beaches resorts |
| Abstracts |
Violet Hill descends to Repulse Bay. In the center and to the right is the Lido, an early 1930s art deco resort. Further in the background is the Repulse Bay Hotel with its terraced landscape. Eucliff, a castle folly, is to the far left. |
| Form / genre |
photographs |
| Type |
still image |
| Creation Date |
1946-1947 |
| Extent |
28 x 36 cm. |
| Notes |
Production: Photographic prints made from original gelatin silver negatives (6 x 6 cm.) by the Harvard College Library Imaging Services for the Harvard-Yenching Library and Hongkong Conservation Photography Foundation project between 2004-2006. Citation/References: Photograph published in Edward Stokes, Hedda Morrison's Hong Kong: Photographs & Impressions 1946-47 (Hong Kong and Cambridge, MA: Hongkong Conservation Photography Foundation, Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University), 2005, pp. 107, 256. |
| Culture |
Chinese |
| Materials / Techniques |
gelatin silver process on resin-coated paper |
| Identifier |
olvwork348595 |
| Use restrictions |
Harvard-Yenching Library:Access to original photographs, negatives, and albums in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection is restricted. Photographs and images from the collection may be reproduced only with written permission. Contact the Harvard-Yenching Library for permissions and fees. |
| Copyright |
Photographs and negatives in the Hedda Morrison photograph collection: Copyright various dates, President and Fellows of Harvard College; all rights reserved. |
| Language |
eng |