American Missionary Photography in Korea:
Perspectives on Early Western Contact

Korea’s history with the West didn’t begin when the Korean War broke out. From the nineteenth century into the twentieth, Western Christian missionaries became a force in the country, establishing new social norms and religious identities and stoking early culture clashes. This exhibit—the largest ever of Korean missionary photographs in U.S.—will feature 50 images taken by missionaries in Korea between 1890 and 1950. The exhibition will be available to travel in 2008.

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