Description
Fan Ho set of 4 framed photographs. Each small photo has a mat signed by the artist. The different photos are: a uniformed man on a bicycle, two young boys with a cat, a man carrying a suitcase on one shoulder and a city street with shops and street cars.
Fan Ho (1931-2016) was an award winning Chinese photographer, film director and actor. Born in Shanghai, he moved to Hong Kong when he was young and began photographing candid images of urban life with his Brownie
He became a film director and actor in the 1960’s, directing over 20 films with studios in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
In 1979 Ho and his family moved to San Jose, California where he pursued a university education. After retiring from cinema in 1995, Ho printed new composites of his early photographs of Hong Kong’s streets and people. These photographs of life in Hong Kong prior to modernization received much international attention and appreciation. Fan Ho was represented by Modernbook Editions and his photographs are in the permanent collection of SFMOMA.
Dimensions: Framed 15″ high x 12″ wide. Sizes of images vary.
