Art history fan My Phuong Lecocq talks to video blogger Yang-May Ooi about travel photographer John Thomson’s portraits of people in Old China, in particular his photos of women, which remind her of Annie Liebovitz’s portraits in our modern era.
Watch the interview here
Come to the John Thomson Exhibition
Exhibition: China and Siam – Through the Lens of John Thomson
Venue: Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG, near Russell Square
Dates: NOW ON to 23 June 2018
FREE ENTRY
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Photo by John Thomson, courtesy of Wellcome Library, London
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The John Thomson Exhibition Blog features multi-media stories about John Thomson, the Victorian photographer, and the London exhibition of his photos of China and Old Siam from the 1860s, Through the Lens of John Thomson, co-curated by Betty Yao and Narisa Chakrabongse. www.johnthomsonexhibition.org
