Painting History: China's Revolution in a Global Context

302 Pages·2018·4.986 MB·English

by  Jiawei Shen

Painting History

Painting History
China’s Revolution in a Global Context
Shen Jiawei
edited by Mabel Lee
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Shen, Jiawei, 1948- author. | Lee, Mabel, editor.
Title: Painting history : China's revolution in a global context /
Shen Jiawei ; edited by Mabel Lee.
Description: Amherst, New York : Cambria Press, 2018. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017044937 |
ISBN 9781604979398 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Shen, Jiawei, 1948---Themes, motives. |
Art and society--China--History--20th century.
Classification: LCC ND1049.S4363 A35 2018 |
DDC 759.951--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017044937
Table of Contents
List of Figures............................................................... vii
Acknowledgments........................................................... xi
Foreword.................................................................... xiii
Preface....................................................................... xix
Chapter 1: The Fate of a Painting.......................................... 1
Chapter 2: Red Star over China........................................... 15
Chapter 3: Tolerance........................................................ 41
Chapter 4: Wounds.......................................................... 51
Chapter 5: 1972 Imperial Palanquin...................................... 65
Chapter 6: Laocoön.......................................................... 69
Chapter 7: The Opening of the Fifth Seal................................ 75
Chapter 8: Eileen Chang’s Family......................................... 79
Chapter 9: Revolution....................................................... 91
Chapter 10: Spain 1937.................................................... 117
Chapter 11: Peking Treaty................................................ 125
Chapter 12: 1966 Beijing Jeep............................................ 131
Chapter 13: Third World.................................................. 143
Chapter 14: Absolute Truth.............................................. 157
Chapter 15: Russia 1917................................................... 163
Chapter 16: Wise Men from the East................................... 167
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Chapter 17: The Last Communist........................................ 171
Epilogue..................................................................... 205
The Paintings............................................................... 207
Index......................................................................... 259
About the Author.......................................................... 275
List of Figures
Figure 1: Roderick Disciplines the Pups while Gillian Sits for Her
Portrait ...........................................................207
Figure 2: Standing Guard for Our Great Motherland .................. 208
Figure 3: Tasting Snow on the Wanda Mountains ......................209
Figure 4: Red Star over China ............................................ 210
Figure 4a: Red Star over China (panel 1) ................................211
Figure 4b: Red Star over China (panel 2) ................................212
Figure 4c: Red Star over China (panel 3) ................................213
Figure 4d: Red Star over China (panel 4) ................................214
Figure 4e: Red Star over China (panel 5) ................................215
Figure 4f: Red Star over China (panel 6) ................................216
Figure 5: Tolerance .........................................................217
Figure 6: Wounds: The Story of Dr. Norman Bethune ..................218
Figure 7: 1972 Imperial Palanquin: After Yan Liben ................... 219
Figure 7a: 1972 Imperial Palanquin: After Yan Liben (part 1) ......... 220
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Figure 7b: 1972 Imperial Palanquin: After Yan Liben (part 2) ......... 221
Figure 8: Laocoön: After El Greco #1 .................................... 222
Figure 9: The Opening of the Fifth Seal: After El Greco #2 .............223
Figure 10: Eileen Chang’s Family ........................................ 224
Figure 10a: Eileen Chang’s Family (part 1) ............................. 225
Figure 10b: Eileen Chang’s Family (part 2) ............................. 226
Figure 10c: Eileen Chang’s Family (part 3) ............................. 227
Figure 11: Revolution ...................................................... 228
Figure 11a: Revolution (part 1) ........................................... 229
Figure 11b: Revolution (part 2) ........................................... 230
Figure 11c: Revolution (part 3) ........................................... 231
Figure 11d: Revolution (part 4) ........................................... 232
Figure 11e: Revolution (part 5) ........................................... 233
Figure 11f: Revolution (part 6) ........................................... 234
Figure 12: Spain 1937 ......................................................235
Figure 12a: Spain 1937 (part 1) ...........................................236
Figure 12b: Spain 1937 (part 2) ...........................................237