Missionary Photography

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Missionary Photography in Korea:
Encountering the West through Christianity

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 2009.

Missionary Photography in Korea: Encountering the West through Christianity is available to travel to your school, university, library or museum. Please click for booking information.

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1 Anti-TB campaign Christmas Seals (Seoul / 1930s, Norman Thorpe Collection)
2 Western Style Clothing Shop in Korea (Chemulp'o Port/ca. 1910, Mission Photograph Collection, General Commission on Archives and History, The United Methodist Church, Madison, New Jersey)
3 A Christian Wedding (Seoul/ca. 1920, Mission Photograph Collection, General Commission on Archives and History, The United Methodist Church, Madison, New Jersey)
4 Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (P'yŏngyang / 1924, Maryknoll Mission Archives)
5 Soongsil Christian Academy’s Soccer Team Champions (P’yŏngyang / 1925, The Moffett Korea Collection, Special Collections of the Princeton Theological Seminary)
6 Missionary Children: The Roberts Daughters (Sonch’ŏn, North Pyŏngan Province / ca. 1910, Donald Clark Collection)

Missionary Photography in Korea:
Encountering the West through Christianity

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 2009.

Missionary Photography in Korea: Encountering the West through Christianity is available to travel to your school, university, library or museum. Please click for booking information.

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1 Anti-TB campaign Christmas Seals (Seoul / 1930s, Norman Thorpe Collection)
2 Western Style Clothing Shop in Korea (Chemulp'o Port/ca. 1910, Mission Photograph Collection, General Commission on Archives and History, The United Methodist Church, Madison, New Jersey)
3 A Christian Wedding (Seoul/ca. 1920, Mission Photograph Collection, General Commission on Archives and History, The United Methodist Church, Madison, New Jersey)
4 Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (P'yŏngyang / 1924, Maryknoll Mission Archives)
5 Soongsil Christian Academy’s Soccer Team Champions (P’yŏngyang / 1925, The Moffett Korea Collection, Special Collections of the Princeton Theological Seminary)
6 Missionary Children: The Roberts Daughters (Sonch’ŏn, North Pyŏngan Province / ca. 1910, Donald Clark Collection)

Booking Information

 

Contents	103 black-and-white photographs (digitally restored prints), 4 original items, text panels and labels in an appropriate computer format for local production
Fee	Upon request
Tour Dates	Fall 2009 —
Running Feet	210 running feet
Loan period	4 to 16 weeks
Category	Korean Art / History & Religion
Security	Moderate/ High
Shipping	The Korea Society provides shipping to and from the exhibitor’s venue.
Contact	Jinyoung Kim Senior Program Officer for the Arts 212-759-7525 ext 316 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Scheduled and Toured Venue

 

 

 

 

Scheduled Venues

The Korea Society Gallery, NY, NY	May 19 - August 14, 2009
Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA	September 10 - October 25, 2009	web