Artwork photos from Chia Wai Hon's "Art Memories" album
Collection Details
- Reference Code
- RC-SG06-CWH.01.001-0026
- Level of Description
- Item
- Title
- Artwork photos from Chia Wai Hon's "Art Memories" album
- Dates
- 1954
- Scope and Content
- Photos of Chew Yew Seng's pastel and oil paintings. Yew Seng was noted for his pastel portraits of Malay women. He portrayed them with great sensitivity in response to their moods and the medium he was working with.
- Languages
- English
- Notes
- Date and details scribbled onto page.
- General Material Type
- photographs
- Extent
- 2 photographs : b&w
- Material Format
- RCA-D (Digital Archives only)
- People and organisations as subjects
- Truong, Tan
- Nha San Studio
- Chia, Wai Hon
- Chew, Yew Seng
- Singapore Art Society
- Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore
- Singapore Turf Club
- Related Events
- Singapore Art Society 5th Annual Exhibition of Works by Local Artists
- Y.M.C.A. 8th Annual Art Exhibition
- Related Artworks
- A Malay Hut at Jurong Village | Chew, Yew Seng
- Portrait | Chew, Yew Seng
- Source of Acquisition or Transfer
- The archive was loaned by Chia Wai Hon to National Gallery Singapore Resource Centre for digitisation in 2018
- Conditions Governing Access
- Unrestricted
- Conditions Governing Use and Reproductions
- Request for copy is allowed (Digital and Print)
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