National Day Celebrations

Title

Creator

Tan Lip Seng

Year/Period

1996

Region

Singapore

Object Type

positives (photographs), photographic prints

Material

photographic paper, colour (pigment), ink

Technique

photographic printing techniques, photographic processes

Dimension

Object size: 33.5 x 50.8 cm

Accession No.

2008-00168

Collection of

National Museum of Singapore

This photograph taken by Tan Lip Seng, depicts the now demolished Cockpit Hotel decorated with flags for National Day celebrations. Built in 1972, the hotel was characterised by fan-shaped windows and wrought iron balconies.Tan Lip Seng started his career as a medical photographer at the National University of Singapore. He is famous worldwide for his work on contemporary slides and travel photography.