Title
The Supreme Court building
Year/Period
1950s-1960s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: L:8.2cm W:6.8cm
Accession No.
2002-00863-100
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Wu Sijing
The Supreme Court was opened on 3 August 1939 by Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements. The building was designed by architect F. Dorrington Ward, while the Corinthian and Ionic columns as well as the frieze were the handiwork of Italian sculptor Calvalieri Rudolfo Nolli. This photograph was donated by Si Jing (pen name of Ng Soo Lui), a prolific female writer in the Chinese community who has written extensively on her childhood and life in Chinatown. Her husband, Huang Da Li, was an amateur photographer.
