Two Chinese officers in a foxhole watch the effect of artillery fire during instruction at a U.S. artillery school in China where Chinese gunners are trained, 1939-1945
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
Creation Place:
Asia
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, Fernando Barnuevo and Gloria Ybarra
Accession Number:
P2020.6.16
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
At U.S. Artillery School in China: Two Chinese officers in a foxhole watch the effect of artillery fire through binoculars so that they may correct the range on the target during instruction at a U.S. artillery school in China where Chinese gunners are trained. Standing in center is Col. C. J. Tai of the Chinese Army, who graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1928. Seated on right is Captain Delmar R. Frazier of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, gunner instructor. He checks firing data with the battery over a U.S. field artillery field radio set.
Technique
Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.
Marks
On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "AT U.S. ARTILLERY SCHOOL IN CHINA / Two Chinese officers in a foxhole watch the effect of artillery fire through binoculars so that they may / correct the range on the target during instruction at a U.S. artillery school where Chinese gunners are / trained in China. Standing in the center is Col. C. J. Tai of the Chinese Army, who was graduated from the / Virginia Military Institute in 1928. On right, seated is Capt. Delmar R. Frazier, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, / gunnery instructor, who checks firing data with the battery over a U.S. field artillery field radio set. / Produced Exclusively by Dispatch Photo News Service, New York City". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "DP-WW2-016".
Materials
Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.
Keywords
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Artillery,
Artillery training,
Binoculars,
C. J. Tai,
Capt. Delmar R. Frazier,
China Burma India Theater,
Chinese National Army,
Col. C. J. Tai,
Delmar R. Frazier,
Foxholes,
Gunners,
Milwaukee,
Teachers,
Thomas S. Arms,
Training maneuvers,
Training schools,
U.S. Artillery,
World War II
- Artillery
- Artillery training
- Binoculars
- C. J. Tai
- Capt. Delmar R. Frazier
- China Burma India Theater
- Chinese National Army
- Col. C. J. Tai
- Delmar R. Frazier
- Foxholes
- Gunners
- Milwaukee
- Teachers
- Thomas S. Arms
- Training maneuvers
- Training schools
- U.S. Artillery
- World War II
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