The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden acquired 141 contemporary Chinese photographs, dating from 1993 to 2022, as a gift from collector Larry Warsh.
Sources
- Eleven Fascinating Acquisitions That Joined the ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://hirshhorn.si.edu/?p=149761 (hirshhorn.si.edu)
- https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/hirshhorn-receives-transformative-gift-chinese-photography (si.edu)
- https://hypebeast.com/2024/3/larry-warsh-gifts-hirshhorn-museum-photographs-by-contemporary-chinese-artists (hypebeast.com)
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