Biggest photo archive of 19th century China needs a new custodian, says US collector who amassed the 20,000-plus images

US collector and philanthropist Stephan Loewentheil has accumulated over 20,000 photographs of China taken between 1850 and 1920 He is looking for a new custodian of the collection ࢀ" preferably an individual or institution in China. ࢀ˜Thatࢀ™s where it belongs,ࢀ™ 70-year-old says Stephan Loewentheil amassed the largest and most important collection of early photographs of China. Now he is seeking someone, or an institution, to take over the collection of 20,000-plus images. A woman wearing jade bracelets, her hair pulled back into a shiny bun, appears to rest a moment against a table. Over her shoulder peeps the curious face…