Title
Thieves Market (Sungei Road)
Creator
Year/Period
1977
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Image size: Image : H 78.5 x 79.7 cm 78.5 x 79.7 cm,
Frame size: Frame : H 87 x 88 cm 87 x 88 cm
Frame size: Frame : H 87 x 88 cm 87 x 88 cm
Accession No.
2004-00565
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Times Publishing Limited
Born in 1931 in China, Chua Mia Tee migrated to Singapore in 1937. A graduate from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1957, Chua is a highly regarded master of portrait painting. Chua has painted portraitures of prominent public figures, including presidents and prime ministers of Singapore. Besides portraitures, Chua also paints nationalistic and local scenes of Singapore, which serve as historical documentations of the nation’s changing landscape.
