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Drawing - People's Liberation Army playing basketball in the Imperial City | McCord Museum
Soldats de l'Armée de Libération Populaire jouant au basketball dans la Cité impériale
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Soldats de l'Armée de Libération Populaire jouant au basketball dans la Cité impériale
Soldats de l'Armée de Libération Populaire jouant au basketball dans la Cité impériale
Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be downloaded at a higher resolution. Need more information about image licensing or a higher resolution image? Read our Photographic Services and Copyright page.

Drawing

People's Liberation Army playing basketball in the Imperial City
Artist (1924-1993)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsHandwritten on board, u.r. : LINE / CUT / 55%; handwritten on board, l.r. : 84; handwritten on paper taped on board, l.c. : Peoples Liberation Army / playing basketball in one / of the many court yards of the / Imperial City (The Forbidden City). / The Crane and the Lion are Imperial / symbols. (of what I dont know.); handwritten label glued on back, u.l. : # 503; printed label glued on back, l.r. : 073173
Period 20e siècle
Medium / Technique Ink, felt pen and graphite on card taped on board
DimensionsCard: 28,2 × 35,8 cm (11 1/8 × 14 1/8 in.) Board: 41,1 × 48,2 cm (16 3/16 × 19 in.)
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts
Origin Ontario, Canada
Object NumberM2012.123.386
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by the R. Howard Webster Foundation and The Toronto Star
Status
Not on view

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