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    Chang the Chinese Giant with a Chinese woman and a European man, c. 1900, by Paterson Bros. Studio, East Melbourne, courtesy of Museum Victoria.

Title
Chang the Chinese Giant with an unidentified Chinese woman and European man
Description

Chang and the woman in this image (possibly his wife) both wear traditional Chinese dress. Chang wears a dragon robe. The European man wears a suit.

Date
c. 1871
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
Interpretive description

Warwick Reeder suggests that although this photograph is credited to the Paterson Bros that infact it was taken earlier than this after a photograph by Jas. Russell & Sons, London. (Reeder, 1995, fig.75, p.62). If the woman in this photograph is Chang's wife then the photograph was taken before 1871. King Fow is believed to have passed away some time before 1871 when Chung met and married his second wife while in Australia.

External Url
http://mview.museum.vic.gov.au/paimages/mm/004/004073.htm

Versions

  1. Click to view this catalogue record + digital image
    Title
    Chang the Chinese Giant with a Chinese woman and a European man
    Date
    c. 1900
    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Form
    negative copy of original print
    Creator
    Paterson Bros. Studio, East Melbourne
    Control
    MM 004073
    Source

    Biggest Family Album collection, 1850 - 1980?, http://www.museum.vic.gov.au; Museum Victoria. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by Museum Victoria.
  2. Print
    Type
    Print
    Form
    Reproduced copy of carte-de-visite original.
    Source

    Reeder, Warwick, 'The democratic image: The carte-de-visite photograph in Australia 1859-1874', Mlit, 1995. Details

    Original carte-de-visite in private collection, Canberra

  3. Print (front)
    Title
    Chang the Chinese Giant with an unidentified Chinese woman and European man
    Date
    1871
    Type
    Print (front)
    Form
    carte de visite
    Source

    D. O'Hoy collection, 2012.05, P-Series; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by D. O'Hoy c/- CHIA.
  4. Print
    Title
    Chang the Chinese Giant and party
    Description

    Included in print is caption which appears to have been created by cutting each word out separately: 'Chang the Chinese Giant and party'.

    Date
    c. 20 February 1871
    Type
    Print
    Form
    Carte de visite. Printed on back: 'Photographic artists. Paterson Brothers Portrait rooms 8 Bourke St East Melbourne'. Handwritten in pencil on the back: 'Chinese giant "Chang", wife and friend'. Copyright stamp on front of photograph: 'Feb 20 1871', Copyright number handwritten on print: '274c'
    Control
    35
    Source

    Copyright Collection, Env25; State Library of Victoria - Picture Collection. Details

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Created: 26 March 2003, Last modified: 14 April 2007