Lee Ming-tiao
Lee Ming-tiao | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922 Daxi District, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Died | 2013 (aged 90–91) |
| Known for | Photography |
Lee Ming-tiao (Chinese:李鳴鵰; 1922–2013), also known as Li Ming-diao and Lee Ming-diao, was a Taiwanese photographer.[1][2] His work is held in the collections of the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and he had a retrospective exhibition at Taipei Fine Arts Museum in 2009.
Life and work
Lee was born in Daxi District, Taoyuan.[3]
He and fellow photographers Chang Tsai and Deng Nan-guang are known as the "Three Swordsmen of Taiwanese Photography" or "Three Musketeers of Photography".[4] Active during the late colonial period and the Sino-Japanese War, they travelled throughout Taiwan, capturing "early Taiwan's rural culture, religious rituals, and social conditions."[5] Lee's work mixes the styles of documentary and studio photography: street photography, as well as carefully arranged lighting and composition, and staged photography.[6] In 1946 and 1947 he travelled all over Taipei, photographing bridges.[7]
Publications
- Lee Ming-Tiao Photography Retrospective. Taipei: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 2009. ISBN 978-986-01-7190-7. Exhibition catalogue.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Lee Ming-tiao: Bridges of Taipei, National Center of Photography and Images, Taipei, Taiwan[7]
- Lee Ming－tiao Photography Retrospective, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, January–April 2009[8][9]
Group exhibitions
- The View of Formosa's Landscape from Photographers, Taiwan Academy, New York, March–May 2015[10]
- Tangible Times: Masters of Photography from the NTMoFA and NCPI Collections, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan, December 2020 – February 2021. With Lang Jingshan, Deng Nan-guang, Chang Tsai, and Cheng Shang-Hsi.[11]
- Crystalized Times: 2022 Centenary Memorial Exhibition of Photographers of Taiwan — Lee Ming-tiao, Dennis K. Chin, and Lin Chuan-tsu, National Center of Photography and Images, Taipei, Taiwan, December 2021 – April 2022[12]
Collections
Lee's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan[13]
- National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan[14][15]
- National Center of Photography and Images, Ministry of Culture (Taiwan), Taipei, Taiwan[16]
References
- ^ https://hongkongfp.com/2018/08/26/hkfp-lens-taipei-fine-arts-museum-shares-works-renowned-taiwanese-photographer-li-ming-diao/
- ^ "Lee Ming-tiao, Pioneer of Taiwanese Photography". Taiwan Panorama Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ^ "Lee Ming-tiao, Pioneer of Taiwanese Photography". Taiwan Panorama Magazine (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ^ "Tsai still a cut above the rest". Taipei Times. 2004-02-01. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ^ "Photography in Taiwan". Ochre Space. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ^ https://ncpi.ntmofa.gov.tw/en/News_Content_OnlineExhibition.aspx?n=8102&s=213176&psn=213136
- ^ a b https://ncpi.ntmofa.gov.tw/en/News_Content_OnlineExhibition.aspx?n=8102&s=213204&psn=213150
- ^ "A glimpse of the past". Taiwan Today. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ^ "Images of a bygone era". Taipei Times. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ^ "Taiwan's raw history, beauty on display in NY". Ministry of Culture. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ^ https://ncpi.ntmofa.gov.tw/en/News_Content_OnlineExhibitionPic.aspx?n=8102&s=213136
- ^ https://event.culture.tw/mocweb/reg/NTMOFA/Detail.init.ctr?actId=10147&useLanguage=en&request_locale=en
- ^ https://collections.culture.tw/kmfa_collectionsweb/en/author.aspx?AID=M6MZMNM4
- ^ "Lee Ming-tiao - Tamshui river(Bali,the township on the other side of the river)". National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ^ "Lee Ming-tiao - The Tamshui river". National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ^ https://collections.culture.tw/ncop_collectionsweb/en/collection.aspx?GID=M1MCM6MAMNMAMRMLME