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Figural Modernism: Figure Painting of the Lingnan School and the Modernization of Chinese Art, 1911-1949

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This dissertation theorizes and examines the revival of interest in figure painting (renwuhua) in Republican China (1911–49). I argue that, in this period, figure painting assumed a central role to painters who sought to reform Chinese art, which was commonly understood as “declining.” This investigation will focus on the achievements...

Keyword:

Figure Painting, Lingnan School, and Republican China

Subject:

Art history and Asian studies

Creator:

Lam, Ka Ming Kevin

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Scholarly Digital Publishing

Language:

en

Date Uploaded:

02/12/2020

Date Created:

2018-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:14435 and etdadmin_upload_624695