Chen Changfen
The Epic of the Great Wall

The Epic of the Great Wall

© Chen Chanfen

The Epic of the Great Wall
The Epic of the Great Wall
ArtistChinese, born 1941
CultureChinese
Titles
  • The Epic of the Great Wall
Date1965–2000, printed 2007
Place depictedChina
MediumBook of 111 inkjet prints on mulberry paper
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/4 × 22 3/8 × 1 7/8 in. (43.8 × 56.8 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by David and Stephanie Mundy in honor of their children, Marion, Marcia, and Meredith
Object number2007.450
Not on view

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Department
Photography
ProvenanceChen Peng, Beijing; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"The Great Wall of China: Photographs of Chen Changfen," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Millenium Gallery; April 1-August 12, 2007.

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