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Connecticut Historical Society collections, 2000.189.4, the Connecticut Historical Society
Yung Wing in an armchair
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 2000.189.4, the Connecticut Historical Society

Yung Wing in an armchair

SubjectPortrait of Yung Wing Chinese, 1828 - 1912
PhotographerPhotographed by Herbert Randall American, 1850 - 1926
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionPortrait of Yung Wing. He is seated in an armchair with his hands crossed and fingers folded. Wing wears a long, dark suit jacket with vertical buttons, and white shirt or collar. He looks directly at the camera.
Object number2000.189.4
MarkingsStamped on recto at bottom right: "Randall".InscribedHandwritten in ink on recto: "Yours Truly, Yung Wing."NotesYung Wing attended high school in the United States and graduated from Yale University. He founded and ran the Chinese Educational Mission in Hartford, Connecticut.
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