Photograph of Low Kway Song

Low Kway Song (1889–1982) was a pioneering Peranakan artist who painted portraits of many prominent personalities in Singapore and Malaysia. He was the first local artist to command a four-figure fee when he was commissioned to paint a portrait of sugar magnate Oei Tiong Ham in the early 20th century. In 1912, Low opened Raffles Art Studio along Bras Basah Road. He later became the pastor of the Malacca Straits Chinese Methodist Church, where services were conducted in Baba Malay.The back of the photograph is inscribed with a handwritten message by Low to his family.

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Photograph of Low Kway Song

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Photograph of Low Kway Song

Photograph of Low Kway Song