Title
Postcard of Dr Sun Yat Sen painted by Low Kway Song
Region
Found in Singapore
Material
Dimension
Image size: 13.4 x 8.6 cm
Accession No.
2017-01022
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Low Keong Hee Richard and Low Keong Ann Arthur
This postcard features a painting of Dr Sun Yat Sen by Low Kway Song. Dr Sun Yat Sen is portrayed dressed in military uniform and seated on a chair, grasping a large map in his right hand. Such postcards were sold to raise funds for Sun yat Sen’s revolutionary movement. Low Kway Song was a self-taught artist who painted portraits of notable personalities in Singapore and Malaya.Besides being a pioneer Singapore artist, he was also deeply involved in the performing arts as a member of the Merrilads Musical and Dramatic Association, a popular Peranakan performing group established in 1923.
