Portrait of a Sailor

1901–1904

Cheong Hua

Associated Names
Cheong Hua

Artist, Chinese, active 1900s - 1910s

The image shows a man in a sailor's uniform with a mustache and short hair. He is facing slightly right, with his head turned towards the camera. The uniform includes a cap with the inscription "U.S.S. Monadnock" and a sailor's collar with a scarf. The man is surrounded by an ornate floral frame with roses and other foliage, and there is text below the portrait that reads "La-Cheong" and "Hongkong."

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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in black ink: A-CHEONG; lower center: 昌 華; lower right: HONGKONG.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: 80 / BKL / AF058; center printed in black ink: A=Cheong, / PHOTOGRAPHER / AND / PORTRAIT PAINTER / No. 120, Queen's Road / Hong Kong, / [artist stamp]; lower center: 華 中 港 香 相 影 昌 華

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