Liu Xucang
Personal
Other names:
Job / Known for: Pioneering in color film and nudes
Left traces: His hidden archive of photos
Born
Date: 1913
Location: CN Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang
Died
Date: 1966 (aged 53)
Resting place: CN Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang
Death Cause: Political harassment
Family
Spouse:
Children:
Parent(s):
QR Code:
Liu Xucang My QR code: Liu Xucang https://DearGone.com/12024
Key Ownner: Not yet supported by key owner
Show More
Rank Users ranking to :
Thanks, you rate star
1 2 3 4 5
Ranking 5.0 1
Fullname

Liu Xucang

Fullname NoEnglish

刘旭沧

Slogan
Photography is the art of life.
About me / Bio:
Liu Xucang was a Chinese photographer who was born in 1913 in Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang. He came from an affluent provincial family and learned German and English in his early years. He developed an interest in photography from his teens and picked up darkroom techniques from observing a nearby photography studio. He moved to Shanghai with his family and became acquainted with the famous photographer Lang Jingshan. He did not study photography formally, but learned from books, magazines, and exhibitions. He collaborated with a friend to found the Art Life magazine in 1932, with himself as editor, to promote photographic art. He also studied with Zhang Chongren to learn drawing, watercolor, and oil painting. After 1945, he worked in commercial photography and the film industry. In 1956, he was elected executive director of the Photographic Society of China. He was twice elected secretary of the Chinese Photographers Association. He pioneered in the use of color film, photography of everyday objects, and nudes. He was one of the earliest practitioners of documentary photography in China and captured pivotal moments in Chinese history, including the early days of the Chinese Communist Party. His work was exhibited in Europe and North America starting from the 1930s. He had a hidden archive of photos that he kept from the public eye. He died in 1966, at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, presumably as a result of political harassment. He is regarded as one of the most influential and innovative photographers in Chinese history.
Show More

Article for Liu Xucang

Died profile like Liu Xucang

  • Yan Wenliang Voice of death
    Yan Wenliang
    顏文樑
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Liu Changchun Voice of death
    Liu Changchun
    刘长春
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Peng Xiaolian Voice of death
    Peng Xiaolian
    彭小莲
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Tien Feng Voice of death
    Tien Feng
    田豐
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Yen Hsi shan Voice of death
    Yen Hsi shan
    閻錫山
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Gao Hua Voice of death
    Gao Hua
    高华
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Guan Qiao Voice of death
    Guan Qiao
    关桥
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Qu Bo Voice of death
    Qu Bo
    曲波
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Deng Xiaoping Voice of death
    Deng Xiaoping
    邓小平
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Lin Yutang Voice of death
    Lin Yutang
    林語堂
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Feng Yuanjun Voice of death
    Feng Yuanjun
    冯沅君
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
  • Ye Jianying Voice of death
    Ye Jianying
    叶剑英
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CN
Comments:
Add Death Died Social Media

To access this section, register or log in to your account.

Log in / Sign up