Photograph of Koh Hoon Teck

Title

Year/Period

Early 20th century

Region

Singapore

Object Type

positives (photographs), photographic prints

Material

photographic paper, ink

Technique

photographic processes, photographic printing techniques

Dimension

Object size: 29.5 x 15 cm,
Frame size: 30 x 25 cm

Accession No.

2015-00217

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Mr John Koh, in memory of his grandfather Mr Koh Hoon Teck

This photograph of poet, musician and publisher Koh Hoon Teck depicts him seated at his residence, probably observing a performance by the Gunong Sayang Association (GSA). The GSA was a musical and theatrical organization founded by Koh in 1910, and is one of the oldest Peranakan organizations still in existence today. Koh Hoon Teck was very musical and he played the violin. In his youth, was also one of four key members of the Cornwall Minstrels formed in 1904. Koh was also founder of his company, Koh & Co. in 1905 which sold books, stationary, rubber stamp markers, printers, gramophone records, and coloured postcards of scenes of Singapore.