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© Estate of Augustus Dixon Adair III. Image courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory Universit ...
The Great Wall
© Estate of Augustus Dixon Adair III. Image courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory Universit ...
© Estate of Augustus Dixon Adair III. Image courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
© Estate of Augustus Dixon Adair III. Image courtesy Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist (American, 1913 - 2005)

The Great Wall

Date1936
MediumToned gelatin silver print
Credit LineGift of Augustus Dixon Adair, Jr.
Dimensions8 13/16 x 9 9/16 in. (22.4 x 24.3 cm)
Object number1992.016.047
Label TextIt is certainly a wonder of the world winding over the mountains as far as the eye can see. We walked along the massive thing for miles all the time besieged by salesmen with picture postcards, and tenders of donkey, camel and sedan chair rides.
(Letter from Peking, November 12, 1936)
Exhibition HistoryOn His Way in the World: Photographs by Dick Adair, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Summer 2002
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Works of Art on Paper
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Tomb Gardens Near Nanking, China
Augustus Dixon Adair III
1936
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Camels, Peking, China
Augustus Dixon Adair III
1936
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Peking Road
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