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China’s First Female Parachutist by GAO Chu, Weiyu Niu — VisualArtsDB

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China’s First Female Parachutist

China’s First Female Parachutist

China’s First Female Parachutist

GAO Chu Weiyu Niu

1950–1959

Medium: gelatin silver print
Dimensions: image: 45.7 × 45.4 cm (18 × 17 7/8 in.) sheet: 60.9 × 50.5 cm (24 × 19 7/8 in.)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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