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Description:This dissertation, "Hong Kong Art Photography: From Its Beginnings to the Japanese Invasion of December 1941" by Kin-keung, Edwin, Lai, 黎健強, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled Hong Kong Art Photography: from its Beginnings to the Japanese Invasion of December 1941 submitted by Lai Kin-keung Edwin for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in May 1996. Hong Kong art photography first appeared in the 1920s. This thesis explains the background reasons for its emergence, and traces its development up to December 1941, when the colony fell into the hands of the Japanese invaders. As the pioneer research into this topic, its purpose is to give a factual account of the activities and works of Hong Kong art photography during this period. This thesis is divided into five chapters. Chapter One charts the introduction of photography to Hong Kong in the 1840s, and then examines how it had been practised here until the 1930s. In particular, it reveals that these activities, along with advances in photographic technology, had contributed to the rise of art photography. Chapter Two opens by a description of the two phases of Hong Kong art photography before World War II. Then, through a discussion of the lives and works of leading artists, organizations and societies, modes of activities and exhibitions, etc., it gives a first sketch of the general outlook of art photography in Hong Kong before 1931. Chapter Three studies the development of Hong Kong art photography in its second phase (c. 1931-1941). Instead of looking at individual artists, it surveys the general tendencies of this period. It shows that the photographic industry, certain photographic societies and photographic competitions had organized and shaped the activities and works of the artists. The chapter then finishes with a discussion on an anti-Japanese war photography movement that emerged in the later half of the 1930s. Chapter Four concentrates on the study of the photographs. It looks closely at those subjects and styles that the artists had preferred, and examines aesthetic beliefs which had motivated such preferences. It also suggests some possible sources of influences for the pictures. Chapter Five is the conclusion. In addition to a summing-up of the discussion in the previous chapters, it also gives a brief introduction to the development of Hong Kong art photography from 1946 to early 1970s. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3023020 Subjects: Photography - HistoryPhotography - China - Hong Kong - HistoryPhotography, ArtisticPhotography, ArtisticWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hong Kong Art Photography: From Its Beginnings to the Japanese Invasion of December 1941. To get started finding Hong Kong Art Photography: From Its Beginnings to the Japanese Invasion of December 1941, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This dissertation, "Hong Kong Art Photography: From Its Beginnings to the Japanese Invasion of December 1941" by Kin-keung, Edwin, Lai, 黎健強, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled Hong Kong Art Photography: from its Beginnings to the Japanese Invasion of December 1941 submitted by Lai Kin-keung Edwin for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in May 1996. Hong Kong art photography first appeared in the 1920s. This thesis explains the background reasons for its emergence, and traces its development up to December 1941, when the colony fell into the hands of the Japanese invaders. As the pioneer research into this topic, its purpose is to give a factual account of the activities and works of Hong Kong art photography during this period. This thesis is divided into five chapters. Chapter One charts the introduction of photography to Hong Kong in the 1840s, and then examines how it had been practised here until the 1930s. In particular, it reveals that these activities, along with advances in photographic technology, had contributed to the rise of art photography. Chapter Two opens by a description of the two phases of Hong Kong art photography before World War II. Then, through a discussion of the lives and works of leading artists, organizations and societies, modes of activities and exhibitions, etc., it gives a first sketch of the general outlook of art photography in Hong Kong before 1931. Chapter Three studies the development of Hong Kong art photography in its second phase (c. 1931-1941). Instead of looking at individual artists, it surveys the general tendencies of this period. It shows that the photographic industry, certain photographic societies and photographic competitions had organized and shaped the activities and works of the artists. The chapter then finishes with a discussion on an anti-Japanese war photography movement that emerged in the later half of the 1930s. Chapter Four concentrates on the study of the photographs. It looks closely at those subjects and styles that the artists had preferred, and examines aesthetic beliefs which had motivated such preferences. It also suggests some possible sources of influences for the pictures. Chapter Five is the conclusion. In addition to a summing-up of the discussion in the previous chapters, it also gives a brief introduction to the development of Hong Kong art photography from 1946 to early 1970s. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3023020 Subjects: Photography - HistoryPhotography - China - Hong Kong - HistoryPhotography, ArtisticPhotography, ArtisticWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hong Kong Art Photography: From Its Beginnings to the Japanese Invasion of December 1941. To get started finding Hong Kong Art Photography: From Its Beginnings to the Japanese Invasion of December 1941, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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