Paramount Ballroom (Shanghai, China); Architecture--China--Shanghai; Buildings--China--Shanghai; Shanghai (China)--History--20th century; Shanghai (China)--Social life and customs--20th century
The Paramount Ballroom was an innovative urban space that challenged traditional
Chinese values. In doing so it played an important role in Shanghai's modernization.
Traditional Confucian morality set very strict regulations on the social...
Mary N. (Mrs. George F.) Laib with Virginia (Mrs. Robert E. Jr.) Adams and Kathryn G. (Mrs. M. Castner) Browder of Louisville, Kentucky. They are all wearing hats and gloves. The photograph has been cut at an angle, painted on, and discolored from...
Chilton Searcy of Louisville, Kentucky, holding her dog, wearing a fashionable hat and gloves. The photograph has been painted on, framing her face and discolored from age. Handwritten on back of image: Daughter of Chesley H. Searcy. Stamped on...
"Although resident in America, Morley was the first winner of the Turner Prize in 1984. Funded by the 'Patrons of New Art' affiliated to London's Tate Gallery, this prize was subsequently awarded annually for 'outstanding contributions' to...
