The Shanghai exhibition, on view at the Asian Art Museum from February 12 - September 5, 2010, explores, through the mirror of its art, the tumultuous history that has resulted in one of Asia’s most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities of today. An American poet once wrote that “The artist is the antenn…
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum
Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.
Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.
Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.
Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.
Wen-hsin Yeh, UC Berkeley
Wen-hsin Yeh, UC Berkeley
Nancy Berliner, Peabody Essex Museum
Ellen Johnston Laing, University of Michigan
Renee Y. Chow, UC Berkeley
Wen-hsin Yeh, UC Berkeley
Lucinda Barnes, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Catherine Vance Yeh, Boston University
Joan Judge, York University
Kuiyi Shen, UC San Diego
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, UC Irvine
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum
Jay Xu, Asian Art Museum
Zhang Jianjun, Artist
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum
Sally Kirby, Asian Art Museum Docent
Michael Knight, Curator, Asian Art Museum, and Dany Chan, Assistant Curator, Asian Art Museum
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum
Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum