Young Recruit for CNF

January 1998, printed 2002

Chan Chao

Associated Names
Chan Chao

Artist, American, born Burma, 1966

The image shows a young child from the waist up, sitting on the forest floor surrounded by leaves and twigs. The child is positioned with their arms resting on their lap. They have straight, dark hair, partially covered by a dark beret, and their facial features are soft with a neutral expression. The child is wearing a dark green uniform, consisting of a jacket with shoulder epaulettes and pants. No visible jewelry or objects are being held by the child. The background is a dense forest, rich with lush green foliage and occasional sunlight filtering through the trees. The setting is natural and blends earthy tones of browns and greens.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heather and Tony Podesta, Falls Church, VA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Sight/Insight: Contemporary Photography from the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 1–December 31, 2006

Inscriptions

on verso of frame, typed in gray ink along top of white label: NUMARK GALLERY / 406 7th Street NW Washington DC 20004; center of label, typed in black ink: CHAN CHAO / [underlined: Young Recruit for CNF], / January 1998 / printed 2002 / C-Print / 22 x 18 inches / Edition of 8, ed. 2/8; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite on yellow paper: 2/8

Wikidata ID

Q64145745

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