In 2007, the family of the late Kouo Shang-Wei donated a collection of his photographic works to the National Library Board (NLB). The collection of some 7,000 items includes images of people, places and events in Singapore from the 1950s to 1980s. NLB worked with writer, curator and artist Zhuang Wubin on this publication. Zhuang provides context and insight into Kouo’s portfolio and practice while establishing him as a pioneer in the history of photography in Singapore.
- Title
- Shifting currents : glimpses of a changing nation
- Creator
- Kouo, Shang-Wei, 1924-1988
- Subject
- Kouo, Shang-Wei, 1924-1988--Catalogs
Photographers--Singapore
Singapore--Pictorial works
Singapore. National Library Board--Photograph collections
Photographers
- Publisher
- National Library Board Singapore, 2018
- Contributor
- National Library Board Singapore
Zhuang, Wubin, 1978-
Singapore. National Library Board
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 153422 KB, 58 p. : ill.
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
Preface
Kouo Shang-Wei: an introduction – Photographs. Setting the scene ; River man ; Building an icon ; Chinatown ; Samsui women ; Sungei Road market.
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