| Modern Sketch | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 時代漫畫 | ||||||||
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Modern Sketch (Chinese: 時代漫畫) was a monthly Chinese art periodical. It ran from January 1934 through June 1937.[1] The owner of the publication was Shao Xunmei (Zau Sinmay),[2] and the editor was Lu Shaofei (魯少飛; 鲁少飞).[3] The magazine was published by Shao Xunmei's Modern Publications Ltd.,[1] headquartered in Shanghai,[4] and Shao Xunmei also published Modern Cinema (時代電影) and Modern Pictorial (時代畫報).[2]
Many of the works featured in the magazine were created by students who later gained positions in the Chinese government later in the 20th century.[5]
Andrew Jones, author of Developmental Fairy Tales, stated that Modern Sketch and its two sister publications "were famous for the quality of their production values and the graphic art (including cartoons, photomontage, and other forms) adorning their pages."[2] The Massachusetts Institute of Technology stated that Modern Sketch had a "kaleidoscopic window onto the past" and that its content "lend blunt visual force to the major crises and contradictions that define China’s 20th century as a quintessentially modern era."[5]
- ^ a b Crespi, John A. "The Turbulent 30's" (Archive). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved August 6, 2014. - Printer friendly version (Archive).
- ^ a b c Jones, Andrew F. Developmental Fairy Tales. Harvard University Press, May 2, 2011. ISBN 0674061039, 9780674061033. p. 228.
- ^ "Nine Thematic Visual Narratives 3. Eroticized Women" (Archive). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "ms305_Wanxiang_03_44.htm" (Archive). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved on August 6, 2014. - Image from Van Jan which states "Published by the Modern Publications Ltd. 300 Foochow Road, Shanghai"
- ^ a b "China's Modern Sketch—1" (Archive). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved August 6, 2014.