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The True Record
''The True Record'' () was a pictorial magazine published in Shanghai, China, between June 1912 and March or April 1913. The magazine was established by brothers Gao Qifeng and Gao Jianfu as the nascent Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China was seeking to develop a New Culture Movement, new culture after centuries of Qing dynasty, Qing rule. It sought to monitor the new republic, report the welfare of the people, promote socialism, and distribute world knowledge. Under the Gaos and fellow editor Huang Binhong, the magazine published seventeen issues and expanded its reach from China through Southeast Asia and to Hawaii. Fervently supportive of Sun Yat-sen and the nationalist movement, the magazine was critical of Provisional President Yuan Shikai and closed during a time when he was consolidating his power. Produced using a combination of Intaglio (printmaking), copperplate printing and collotype, ''The True Record'' featured colourful covers as well as numerous phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gao Qifeng
Gao Qifeng (; 13 June 1889 2 November 1933) was a Chinese painter who co-founded the Lingnan School with his older brother Gao Jianfu and fellow artist Chen Shuren. Orphaned at a young age, Gao spent much of his childhood following Jianfu, learning the techniques of Ju Lian before travelling to Tokyo in 1907 to study Western painting, Western and Japanese painting. While abroad, Gao joined the revolutionary organization Tongmenghui to challenge the Qing dynasty; after he returned to China, he published the Chinese nationalism, nationalist magazine ''The True Record'', which later fell afoul of the Beiyang government. Although offered a position in the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China, Gao chose to focus on his art. He moved to Guangzhou in 1918, taking a series of teaching positions that culminated with an honorary professorship at Lingnan University (Guangzhou), Lingnan University in 1925. Falling ill in 1929, Gao left the city for Ersha Island, where he took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
