The Film-Projection Team in the Countryside Playing Films for Members of Wu Yushu Agricultural Producers Cooperative, Laiguangying, Dongjiao

1955, printed 2021

Niu Weiyu

Associated Names
Niu Weiyu

Artist, Chinese, 1927 - 2020

This is a photograph of a group of people gathered around a cinema projection setup. A large group of individuals is situated near a projection screen outdoors, with a person operating a film projector in the foreground. Various individuals are looking towards the camera or the operator, and there are trees and a building visible in the background, indicating an outdoor rural setting. The black-and-white photograph captures a moment of intrigue and anticipation among the onlookers, as they seem to be awaiting a film presentation. The image evokes a sense of community and shared experience.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

GAO Chu, Director, Social Archive of Chinese Photography, Zhejiang Province, China; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • The New Woman Behind the Camera, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

by Gao Chu, lower left below image in graphite: 3/25; lower center: Film projection team to the countryside 1955; lower right: 牛畏予作品 [Niu Weiyu work] 高初印放 2021 [Gao Chu print and enlarge 2021]


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