Bicycles and Dragons (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1984 February 17 - 1984 July 15

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in February 17, 1984 and closed July 15, 1984. Located on Floor 2 in the Akeley Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Bicycles and Dragons" was a photographic exhibition highlighting the contrasts between China's past and present.

Summary

"Bicycles and Dragons" was a photographic exhibition highlighting the contrasts between China's past and present. On view were approximately 40 photographs taken in the early 1980's by Brenda Holland, Adams Taylor and Donald L. Werner, all on the staff of the Museum of the American Indian (MAI). Their photographs of daily life were juxtaposed with archival photos taken by researchers from the Museum on early expeditions to China. The exhibition was shown in conjunction with the opening of "Silk Roads/China Ships," a special exhibition exploring 2,000 years of trade between East and West. The photographs were on view in the Akeley Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History from February 17, 1984 through July 15, 1984.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Names that turn up in the other columns

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, January 24, 1984. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

American Museum of Natural History Press Release: Museum Programs and Exhibitions Calendar, March, 1984 and April 1984. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Akeley Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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