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.On View
Not on view
Yung Wing
Richard S. DeLamater
