Henry Norman Bethune was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of universal health care, and member of the Communist Party of Canada. Bethune came to international prominence first for his servi
Bethune in 1916
The study of Reverend Malcolm Bethune (father of Norman) in Gravenhurst
Norman Bethune's birthplace, now Bethune Memorial House
Canadian Blood Transfusion Unit which operated during the Spanish Civil War. Dr Norman Bethune is to the right (c. 1936–37, Spain).
Sha Fei was a Chinese photojournalist and war photographer best known for his work with the Chinese Communist Party during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Born Situ Chuan, he took the pseudonym Sha Fei,
Norman Bethune
…on International Aid to China and Democratic Alliance of Canada, tell them, I am very happy here ... Please give my Kodak Retina II camera to comrade Sha Fei. — Norman Bethune, 04:20pm, November 11th, 1939. In 1973, following the visit of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to China, the Government of Canada…
Sha circa 1944, photographed by his student Gu Di
Lu Xun 11 days before his death, photographed by Sha Fei
Sha Fei's photo of the Eighth Route Army fighting the Japanese at the Futuyu Great Wall, Laiyuan, Hebei (1938)
Sha Fei's photo of Norman Bethune and Nie Rongzhen in 1938