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[CLOSED] From Brush to Lens: Early Chinese Photography Studios in Singapore

  • Art, Photography
  1. Studio portrait of two young men 1910
    Photo: Lee Brothers Studio
  2. Studio portrait 1920s
    Photo: Lee Brothers Studios
  3. 1905 Portrait of rickshaw puller
    Photo: J. Fujisaki
  4. Studio portrait of two South Indian gentlemen
    Photo: Lou Fong & Co.
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UPDATE, April 6: In light of the recent changes due to the coronavirus pandemic, the exhibition is closed form April 7.

A picture is worth a thousand words, even tales from the yesteryears. Let Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall transport you back in time in its latest exhibition featuring photographs taken by early Chinese photography studios. Uncover the stories of Chinese portrait painters who learned photography and later immigrated to Singapore to set up photography studios after the First Opium War. The early Chinese Photography studio contributed to documenting Singapore's colonial history from the 1890s.

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