摘要
在二十世纪初,有不少在华的西方人用照相机为工具,拍摄和记录了清末民初中国社会的方方面面,从而为我们留下了一份珍贵的历史遗产。原之江大学校长费佩德就是这样的一位摄影爱好者。费佩德所拍摄中国老照片的题材十分广泛,但大致可分为下面这三个方面:一是在他长期生活和工作过的浙江省和杭州市的照片;二是1917年他与另外两名热爱摄影的朋友西德尼.甘博和希尔考特.阿瑟考察川北与西藏边界风土人情的照片;三是1920年美国驻华公使特地邀请他专程考察了中国水上生活的照片。本文以存世的一千多张费佩德老照片为主线,梳理他在中国长达几十年的摄影活动对于向西方揭示中国的真实形象,以及对于后人重新找回历史记忆的努力所产生的重大影响。
Westerners in China took millions of snapshots of the various aspects of Chinese society in the late Qing and early Republican periods, thus leaving an invaluable historical record behind. Robert Fen＇is Fitch, former president of Hangchow Christian College, was just one of such enthusiastic amateur photographers. The subjects of Robert Fitch＇s photographs about China cover a wide field, yet they can be roughly divided into the following three groups： First of all, he made a detailed study of the human geography of Zhejiang Province, where he lived and worked for nearly 40 years; Second, his photographic tour of western Sichuan and Tibetan border with two other fellow photographers, Sidney Gamble and Hillcot Arthur, in 1917; and third, a special study of the life style of houseboat people in China. The author of this paper tries to chronicle Robert Fitch＇s photographic activities in China. His photos will surely help us to recapture the various aspects of China＇s social life in the early 20th century.
出处
《文化艺术研究》
2009年第1期41-52,共12页
Studies in Culture and Art
关键词
费佩德
老照片
历史记忆
杭州
普陀山
西藏
运河
Robert Ferris Fitch
old photes
memory of history
Hangzhou
Putuo
Tibet
canal
