Rhododendron
Illustration
1944 (published)
1944 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In 1939 Chiang’s Hampstead flat was destroyed during a German bombing raid. He moved to Oxford where he lived for the next 15 years. In 1944 he wrote The Silent Traveller in Oxford. The illustrations show a development in his artistic style, revealing a new naive aesthetic and heightened colour. However, the book also includes a large number of black and white sketches. Chiang brings
to these Oxford scenes his humorous observations of daily life. All original sketches reproduced in The Silent Traveller in Oxford (1944)
All original sketches ink on paper and marked with the Silent Traveller seal
to these Oxford scenes his humorous observations of daily life. All original sketches reproduced in The Silent Traveller in Oxford (1944)
All original sketches ink on paper and marked with the Silent Traveller seal
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Rhododendron (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | ink on paper |
| Brief description | Pap, China, 20th century |
| Physical description | Depiction of a rhododendron flower. This illustration was published in the Chapter 25 , entitled Medium for Friendship, of Silent Traveller in Oxford in 1944. |
| Object history | This object was acquired by the V&A Museum subsequently to its loan to the display " The Silent Traveller: Chiang Yee In Britain 1933 – 1955 5 " in the Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art ( 23 April – 9 November 2012). The display explored the creative endeavours of the Chinese artist and writer Chiang Yee (1903 – 1977) during his time in Britain between 1933 and 1955. |
| Summary | In 1939 Chiang’s Hampstead flat was destroyed during a German bombing raid. He moved to Oxford where he lived for the next 15 years. In 1944 he wrote The Silent Traveller in Oxford. The illustrations show a development in his artistic style, revealing a new naive aesthetic and heightened colour. However, the book also includes a large number of black and white sketches. Chiang brings to these Oxford scenes his humorous observations of daily life. All original sketches reproduced in The Silent Traveller in Oxford (1944) All original sketches ink on paper and marked with the Silent Traveller seal |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.81-2013 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2013 |
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