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CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 – 1918). Chung Ling Soo. Birmingham: J. Upton Ltd. Lith., ca. 1915. Horizontal half-sheet lithograph shows Soo, seated between two giant flags, with vignette bust portraits of his parents in the upper corners of the poster. 20 1/8 x 30”. Faint discoloration and restoration below Soo’s robe, one closed tear. A-. Linen backed.Both of Soo’s parents were of Scottish descent, though this poster depicts his mother as Chinese in an attempt – perhaps tongue-in-cheek – to maintain the story that he had Chinese ancestors.