Xu Xiaobing
徐肖冰
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1916 |
Xu Xiaobing 徐肖冰 (1916-2009) was born on August 16 in Tongxiang, |
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Zhejiang Province China. |
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1932 |
He moved to work in Shanghai, and joined the photographic division |
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of theTianyi Film Company, then the Mingxing Film Company and the Northwest |
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Film Company in Shanxi Province. |
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1937 |
He joined the communist Eighth Route Army. |
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He was assigned to Yan'an Film Studio. |
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He made his first photo of Mao Zedong addressing his troops. |
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1943 |
He married Hou Bo, met the previous year in Yan'an. |
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He introduced her to photography which fascinated her. |
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He travelled with the army, he took photos of battles, of daily life of soldiers, |
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and of the arrival of Mao with The people's Liberation Army. |
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| He also produced documentary films. | |
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| Hou Bo and Xu Xiaobing participated in Rencontres d'Arles with the exhibition: | |
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2003 |
05.07 12.10 Hou Bo & Xu Xiaobing , photographes de Mao Zedong. |
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2009 |
On October 27, he passed away at the age of 93, in the Beijing Military |
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| Daniele Sicard | |
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