couverture de Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000

Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000

Gretchen Liu

Collection : >

295 x 250 mm — 400 pages — 45
ISBN : 978-9-81301-881-5

• The large format presents the images at their best; Packed with over 1,200 photographs, watercolours and sketches - including the very earliest photograph of Singapore, from 1843

• Produced in association with the National Heritage Board and written by Gretchen Liu, a renowned expert on Singapore's history

Over 1,200 rare, fascinating and beautiful images vividly bring Singapore’s history to life – including the first ever photographic portrait taken in 1843; the lyrical landscapes produced by the early professional studios; evocative portraits that reveal the faces of a cosmopolitan city; the efforts of early amateurs to capture a colonial city less polished and perfect than in postcard views; the gritty shots of photo-journalists who chronicled World War II and the road to independence; and the late 20th-century professionals who have documented the extraordinary post-independence changes to the island.

The two-year quest for the new and compelling unearthed fresh images, which are reproduced alongside classics without which no visual history of Singapore would be complete.  Each image conveys a strong sense of place, and together they tell the story of a nation of mainly immigrant stock and the island they transformed from a fishing village to a global city state.

Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000

Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000

Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000

Gretchen Liu

Gretchen Liu is one of the foremost authors on Singapore’s architectural heritage. Gretchen Liu has been associated with some of the most distinguished books on Singapore and its history. Among them is Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000, published in association with the National Archives, which tells the story of the island through the work of artists and photographers who recorded it. She is also author of Pastel Portraits, one of the first books to document the island’s architectural heritage; In Granite and Chunam, a lavish commemorative book on Singapore’s national monuments; and Raffles Hotel, which marked the restoration of this Singapore landmark.

À voir aussi