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七、《老照片》 30’×3集 2002年
1910年,美國教師那愛德(LUTHER KNIGHT)從美國來到成都,在四川大學的前身——大清國四川高等學堂任化學和算學教授,1913年因病死於成都,享年34歲。他留下了照片300多張,給姐姐尤雯塔的信件40多封。
那愛德在中國生活了兩年另十個月。其間,他經歷了中國歷史上的一次重大事件——大清帝國滅亡,四川大漢軍政府成立和遍及全國的辛亥革命。那愛德的照片和信件,從一個美國人的角度記錄了這一重大歷史事件。同時,他的照片也涉及到了當時四川、南京和上海普通中國人的生活。
2002年,那愛德的後人約翰(JOHN KNIGHT,現居香港)發現了這批照片和信件,他和他的中國朋友想盡辦法要在成都用這批照片 辦一個展覽。
那愛德記錄了中國歷史;中國改變了那愛德的命運。
In 1910, Luther Knight, an American began his teaching career at Sichuan Institute of Higher Education Chengdu, China. In 1913, he died in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province.
During his stay, the last imperial dynasty was overthrown in China. A republic replaced the monarchy. Knight witnessed the great change and recorded the transition within his photos and letters. His life was also intermingled with some part of Chinese history.
China changed the fate of Knight.
Knight recorded history for China.
In 2002, John Knight, Luther’s posterity who is living in Hong Kong, found the photos and letters. John and his Chinese friend try to hold a exhibition with all the photos in Chengdu…