The China sojourn (1933-1946)

Hedda Hammer (Morrison) arrived in Peking in 1933 and immediately became part of the 'family' of photographers and travellers who were drawn there to picture China for western audiences. From 1933-38 she managed Hartung's, a German owned commercial photographic studio with a well-established clientele of diplomats and resident foreigners. After her contract expired, Morrison continued to work as a freelance photographer selling prints to wealthy overseas visitors as souvenirs.

92/1414-241 Photograph, 'Bringing home good fortune', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-208 Photograph, 'Young acrobat at Tianqiao market', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-216 Photograph, 'Feather duster seller', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946 92/1414-224 Photograph, 'Chinese New Year painting and calligraphy stall, Haiwang Village, east of Liulichang', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-314 Photograph, 'Calligraphy and painting scroll mounting workshop', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-328 Photograph, 'Young boy wearing a Mongolian hat', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-209 Photograph, 'Pot market outside the north-east gate', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-285 Photograph, 'Daoist musician playing multi-toned gongs at a funeral', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-214 Photograph, 'Funeral procession', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-219 Photograph, 'Roadside fortune teller', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-318 Photograph, black and white, 'Paying respects at New Year', Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-269 Photograph, 'Detail of mural painting at Fahai Temple', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-212 Photograph, 'Street scene in the outer Chinese city', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-197 Photograph, 'Hard wood furniture maker using a traditional drill', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-263 Photograph, 'Flowering plum blossom at Zhongnan hai', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-250 Photograph, 'Young boy', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-204 Photograph, 'Looking back to Coal Hill from the wall of the Forbidden City', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-231 Photograph, 'Selling persimmons', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-251 Photograph, 'Female artist', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-315 Photograph, 'Camel train transporting coal from Mentougou in the Western Hills', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.
92/1414-227 Photograph, 'View through a moon gate from Qionghua Island in Beihai towards the Bell and Drum Towers', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-215 Photograph, 'Spinning silk', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-228 Photograph, 'Burning incense to the city god at the Chenghuang Temple', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-214 Photograph, 'Funeral procession', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946. 92/1414-339 Photograph, 'Ming tombs', black and white, silver gelatin print, by Hedda Morrison, Peking, China, 1933-1946.