Collection consists of records collected and created by Catherine Clement throughout her ten-year research project on Yucho Chow and Yucho Chow Studio, which led to the 2019 exhibition "Chinatown Through a Wide Lens: The Hidden Photographs of Yucho Chow," and the 2020 book of the same title. The collection includes 510 photographs contributed by diverse communities, 75 family photographs contributed by Yucho Chow’s descendants, news clippings, studio graphic design work and ephemera, media stories, and project records.
Curator's original description reads: “Logo for Yucho Chow Studio as shown on a reordering label. This design, which was created by Yucho Chow himself, was used from the mid-1920s to 1950. It appeared on the frames of photos taken at his studio on 23 West Pender, and then at 518 Main Street location. The medallion was stamped in ink like this, or sometimes was embossed onto a sticker/decal (often in silver) that was attached to the front of a cardboard frame.”
Curator's original description reads: “Logo for Yucho Chow Studio. This design, which was created by Yucho Chow himself, was used from the mid-1920s to 1950. It appeared on the frames of photos taken at his studio on 23 West Pender, and then at 518 Main Street location. The medallion was stamped in ink like this, or sometimes was embossed onto a sticker/decal (often in silver) that was attached to the front of a cardboard frame.”
Curator's original description reads: “Logo for Yucho Chow Studio that was used, on and off, in the 1920s and early 1930s. This design, inspired by a painter's palette, was created by Yucho Chow himself. It was often stamped in ink onto the front of the cardboard frame in which photos were presented. However, this emblem was also embossed right onto the image of some postcard-sized photos, usually in the bottom-right corner.”
Curator's original description reads: “Logo for Yucho Chow Studio that was used in the 1910s and 1920s. This ornate design was created by Yucho Chow himself. It was often stamped in ink onto the front of the cardboard frame in which photos were presented.”
Curator's original description reads: “Logo for Yucho Chow Studio that was used in the late 1910s and 1920s mainly. This script design was created by Yucho Chow himself. It was often stamped in ink onto the front of the cardboard frame in which photos were presented. It also appeared on a sign that could be seen in the storefront window of the 518 Main Street studio.”
Curator's original description reads: “Logo for Yucho Chow Studio. This design, which was created by Yucho Chow himself, was used from the mid-1920s to 1950. It appeared on the frames of photos taken at his studio on 23 West Pender, and then at 518 Main Street location. The medallion was stamped in ink, or sometimes was embossed onto a sticker/decal (often in silver) that was attached to the front of a cardboard frame. This reversed out version of the logo was less common to see.”
