Photographs of Margaret Medley on Chinese art

Research photographs accumulated by Margaret Medley relating to Chinese art. Comprises photographic prints of Chinese ceramics, hardstone carving, landscape paintings, book illustrations, ritual bronzes, and East Asian Buddhist sculpture. The collection also contains a set of commercial photographic...

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Date(s) of creation: late 20th century
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 381334
Summary: Research photographs accumulated by Margaret Medley relating to Chinese art. Comprises photographic prints of Chinese ceramics, hardstone carving, landscape paintings, book illustrations, ritual bronzes, and East Asian Buddhist sculpture. The collection also contains a set of commercial photographic postcards of recently excavated Chinese artworks issued by Foreign Languages Press, Beijing (1972).
Main author: Medley; Margaret (1918-2000); curator
Extent: 1 box
Admin history: Rachel Margaret Medley (known as Margaret) was born in Kensington, London on the 6th March 1918. She studied Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in 1950. Medley subsequently worked as a librarian at the Chinese art department at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London and later as a librarian at SOAS Library. In 1959, Medley was appointed as the second Curator at the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, University of London housed at SOAS, a post she remained in until her retireme ... View more
Custodial history: The photographs of Margaret Medley were previously held at The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art premises at 53 Gordon Square, London.
Acquisition: The photographs of Margaret Medley were transfered to SOAS Library in 2008, following the closure of The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art building at 53 Gordon Square.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Various
Language: English
Chinese
Format: Archive           
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Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/SOASNAF/P1872 Medley; Margaret (1918-2000); curator Person