Chinatown Arch

Date2010

MediumArchival pigment print

Dimensions20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Image Size: 14 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (36.8 × 24.1 cm) Framed Size: 20 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (52.7 × 50.2 cm)

Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection

Object numberDCCAH2010.025

ClassificationsPhotographs

Locations

Wilson Building (1350 Penn Ave NW, 6th Floor)

DescriptionThis photograph, featuring elegant lines and arrangements of color against a bright blue sky, is one of a series taken by MacLean at the annual Chinese Lunar New Year parade. Designed by Alfred Liu in 1985 and dedicated the following year, Chinatown’s Friendship Arch symbolizes the relationship between Washington, DC, and its sister city, Beijing. The arch was restored to its original glory in 2020.