Che Chiang Liang's Son
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1918-1925
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/2 × 3 1/2in. (14 × 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger P. Welles
Object number1974.51.4
DescriptionStudio portrait of a baby on a cushion, Che Chiang Liang's son. He wears a solid color jacket, patterned dress or pants which tie above the waist, and a hat with ribbon trim. He is on a platform, which has a patterned covering.
Label TextThe Chinese Educational Mission (1872-1881) in Hartford, Connecticut, was the fulfillment of a dream of Yung Wing. He wanted Chinese youth to study American technology to improve China’s engineering and infrastructure. Yung Wing came to the United States in 1847 to study at Monson Academy in Massachusetts, and at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut. It was upon his return to China that he began planning to Chinese students to America.
A group of thirty students ranging in age from ten to fourteen arrived in Hartford in 1872. They lived with host families, attended local schools, and in the summer studied Chinese classics at the Mission’s headquarters at 352 Collins Street, Hartford. In 1881 the Chinese government recalled the students because they thought they were becoming too Americanized.
NotesRelated Note: According to object file, this was clipped to another photograph (1974.51.3), a picture of Che Chiang Liang and his wife Jeanne.A group of thirty students ranging in age from ten to fourteen arrived in Hartford in 1872. They lived with host families, attended local schools, and in the summer studied Chinese classics at the Mission’s headquarters at 352 Collins Street, Hartford. In 1881 the Chinese government recalled the students because they thought they were becoming too Americanized.
Status
Not on view
