Liu Xucang [SEP] date of birth
Liu Xucang
Liu Xucang (; 1913–1966) was a photographer, born in Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang. Liu pioneered in the use of color film, photography of everyday objects, and nudes. He was twice elected secretary of the Chinese Photographers Association 中国摄影家协会. He died in 1966, at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, presumably as a result of political harassment.
Career as a photographer.
Liu Xucang was born into an affluent provincial family, and learned German and English in his early years. From his teens he
the film industry. In 1956 Photographic Society of China was established and Liu he was elected executive director. Starting in the 1930s, his work was exhibited in Europe and North America.
External links.
- Liu Xucang Memorial, Nanxun.
- The Liu Xucang 刘旭沧 Exhibition Hall