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February 8, 1902
The Diamond Drill
Crystal Falls, Iron County, Michigan
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Chinese Minister Wu Ting Fang, known for plain speaking, visits the Corcoran art gallery in Washington and criticizes portraits of Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang by Dutch artist Hubert Vos, saying they don't resemble the subjects.
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WU'S ART CRITICISM.
Chinese Minister's Frank and Uncomplimentary Comment on a Noted Painter's Work.
Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister is noted for his quaint, plain speaking. One day he was exploring the Corcoran art gallery, evidently with the idea of impressing on his mind the fundamental difference between the oriental and the occidental brands of art, says a Washington report.
Hubert Vos, the noted Dutch painter, happened to have on exhibition in the Hemicycle a number of portraits of representative types of various races. Mr. Vos had strayed far afield in collecting his gems, and the display included the presentments of Thibetan lamas, Indian rajahs, Arabian chiefs, Japanese nobles and Chinese mandarins. Among the latter were the portraits of Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang.
The artist, with the diplomat in tow, paused before these canvases.
"Who is that?" asked Mr. Wu, pointing toward the picture of Ching.
"That is Prince Ching," replied Vos.
"It doesn't look like him," was his only comment, and the party passed on to Earl Li.
"Who's that?"
"That is Li Hung Chang."
"It doesn't look like him," said the minister again.
"But, it's only three-quarters view, you know," said the artist, apologetically.
"It doesn't look three-quarters like him," said Wu.
Chinese Minister's Frank and Uncomplimentary Comment on a Noted Painter's Work.
Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister is noted for his quaint, plain speaking. One day he was exploring the Corcoran art gallery, evidently with the idea of impressing on his mind the fundamental difference between the oriental and the occidental brands of art, says a Washington report.
Hubert Vos, the noted Dutch painter, happened to have on exhibition in the Hemicycle a number of portraits of representative types of various races. Mr. Vos had strayed far afield in collecting his gems, and the display included the presentments of Thibetan lamas, Indian rajahs, Arabian chiefs, Japanese nobles and Chinese mandarins. Among the latter were the portraits of Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang.
The artist, with the diplomat in tow, paused before these canvases.
"Who is that?" asked Mr. Wu, pointing toward the picture of Ching.
"That is Prince Ching," replied Vos.
"It doesn't look like him," was his only comment, and the party passed on to Earl Li.
"Who's that?"
"That is Li Hung Chang."
"It doesn't look like him," said the minister again.
"But, it's only three-quarters view, you know," said the artist, apologetically.
"It doesn't look three-quarters like him," said Wu.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Wu Ting Fang
Art Criticism
Corcoran Gallery
Hubert Vos
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
What entities or persons were involved?
Wu Ting Fang
Hubert Vos
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Where did it happen?
Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington
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Key Persons
Wu Ting Fang
Hubert Vos
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Location
Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington
Story Details
Wu Ting Fang visits the Corcoran art gallery with artist Hubert Vos, who shows him portraits of Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang; Wu bluntly says neither looks like the subjects, quipping that one doesn't even look three-quarters like him.