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The Chinese Historical Society of America presents

Trading on Fear

March 15 – September 15

CHSA presents an exhibition of late 19th century trade cards, early advertising tools that often played on stereotypes of the Chinese to market their products. Long before television or radio commercials, trade cards broadcast social, cultural and political mores to households around the country, while mirroring racism and xenophobia. Highlights include "Rough on Rats" (ca. 1890s) an advertisement for a pest control company that depicts a Chinese person about to eat a rat and "The Chinese Question Solved by the Peerless Wringer" (ca. 1890s) depicting a Chinese person and his queue being pressed through the wringer. Supported by Grants for the Arts.

Visit: www.chsa.org.

Philip P. Choy Gallery, CHSA Museum and Learning Center, 965 Clay Street, San Francisco
Admission: $3 general, $2 seniors & students, $1 under 17
FREE 1st Thursday of each month.

Hours: Tue – Fri 12 – 5 pm, Sat – Sun 12 – 4 pm, closed Monday
For info: 415 391 1188 or info@chsa.org

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