This website aims to present Chinese propaganda posters through virtual exhibitions, theme presentations and a web-database. It also provides additional information in the form of biographical notes of poster artists, resources, etc. chineseposters.net is a work in progress, continually growing to become a true showcase for one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of poster propaganda, and a visual chronicle of the history of modern China.
With approximately 300 collections composed of over 2.5 million images (and growing), scholars can examine wide-ranging material such as Native American art from the Smithsonian, treasures from the Louvre, and panoramic, 360-degree views of the Hagia Sophia in a single, easy-to-use resource.
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Archival material documenting the trading and cultural relationships that emerged between China, America and the Pacific region between the 18th and early 20th centuries. Items include manuscript sources, rare printed texts, visual images, objects and maps.
British government records including eye-witness accounts, weekly and monthly summaries, annual reviews, reports and analyses with a synthesis of newspaper articles and conference reports, economic assessments and synopses on key events, leading personalities and all major new developments relating to China
Original materials are held by the British National Archives
British government documents relating to Japan during the Taishō and Shōwa eras. Sections relate to imperialism, the aftermath of World War I, the Pacific theater of World War II, and the subsequent US occupation
Original physical collections are held by the British National Archives
Personal and professional papers of Edward Sylvester Morse, including diaries, correspondence, research files, drawings, lecture notes, publications, scrapbooks and manuscripts (ca. 1858-1925).