Lai Fong

Works

Lai Fong was a 19th-century Chinese photographer active in Canton (Guangzhou), pioneering early photography in China. He is known for his portraits and documentation of Chinese life during the colonial period.

Albumen Print Documentary Chinese Monochrome Photography 19th Century Architectural Photograph Street Scene Historical Urban Nineteenth Century

A Commercial Street in Guangzhou

1880

Untitled (Hong Kong, St. John’s Cathedral, from the Parade Ground, H.M. Regiment on Parade)

1866

Commercial Street, Canton (recto)

1860

Commercial Street, Canton (recto); Untitled (man being carried in sedan chair, verso)

1860

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artists in conversation