China’s First Female Parachutist

1950s, printed 2021

Niu Weiyu

Associated Names
Niu Weiyu

Artist, Chinese, 1927 - 2020

The image shows a person standing in a field, holding onto the strings of a parachute that trail out in front of them. The person is facing forward, slightly bent as they grip the lines with both hands. They have short, wavy hair and a focused expression on their face. They are dressed in a jumpsuit with a harness or equipment worn around their body. In the background, a clear sky is peppered with numerous small parachutes or objects descending, and distant mountains border the horizon. The grassy field stretches out around them with another person visible at a distance.
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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

Inscriptions

by Gao Chu, lower left below image in graphite: 3/25; lower center: Female Parachutist. 1950 [illegible]; 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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