Tamsui River – An Indigenous Old Woman
Documentary Photography
1947
25.0 x 19.0 cm
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
Huang Tse-hsiu (1930 – 2014)
Huang Tse-Hsiu (1930-2014) was a pioneering Taiwanese photographer known for his documentary & landscape work, capturing everyday life and iconic scenes of Taiwan like Longshan Temple & the Tamsui River. Explore his impactful photojournalism.
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (Taichung, Republic of China)
Located in Taichung, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts showcases a premier collection of modern Taiwanese art and immersive digital installations, offering an unforgettable cultural journey for every art lover to explore.
The photo is a portrait of an old Atayal woman, her face tattooed in the traditional tribal manner. Gaze fixed, she is drawing on a thin-stemmed bamboo pipe. The pipe and the inclining tree trunk just beyond the woman
About this artwork
- Title: Tamsui River – An Indigenous Old Woman
- Artist: Huang Tse-hsiu
- Year: 1947
- Original dimensions: 25.0 x 19.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
- Creative period: 20th Century
- Main color: Gray
- Keywords: taiwanese photography , southeast asian art , tribal tattoo art