Presenting Portraiture Series: A Survey of Chinese Portrait Painters in Nineteenth Century Singapore and Java from java themes Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 48 min 15 sec
✓ Published: 14-Jul-2014

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2 July 2014nnThe work of Chinese portrait painters for their Peranakan clients in the Straits Settlements and the Dutch East Indies is undocumented. A survey of such works from the nineteenth century, and of their obscure creators, some of whom whom were itinerant, add new perspectives about the genesis of modern art in the region, and also raises questions about national art and even Peranakan art.nnAbout the Speaker:nPeter Lee is an independent art consultant and the Honorary Curator of the NU