Tess Johnston
Farewell, Tess
Tess Johnston, September 17, 1931 - September 14, 2025 It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Tess Johnston, our beloved friend, mentor, and co-founder. Tess pioneered the study of pre-1949 Shanghai, beginning at a time when the city’s historic buildings and their stories were ignored, and continuing ...
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Old Shanghai Cinemas: Insights from a Logbook
by Tess Johnston// Back in 2010, I found in a local antique market an old ledger covered in brown wrapping paper, with a handsomely-penciled inscription on the front: [Not the actual log book - our artist's impression!] A Logbook's Insights into Shanghai Cinema Management It was a bookkeeper’s daily ...
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