Asian man with umbrella
PhotographerPhotographed by
Charles T. Stuart
(American, 1856 - 1902)
Date1880-1889
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number1994.40.4.13
DescriptionThree-quarter studio portrait of an Asian man, standing next to a table. He is wearing short suit jacket, with matching vest and pants, and long overcoat. The man holds an umbrella in his left hand, and rests his right hand on a book, which sits on a table adjacent to the man. A framed picture of a child is visible behind the book on the table.
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.
NotesHistorical Note: The photographer and his active dates of operation are known, so it is possible that the man pictured was part of the Chinese Educational Mission, however further research would be required. (Dixon 11/25/2019)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
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Charles T. Stuart
