Penang Artists 1920-1990

by

Tan Chee Khuan

The author, the owner of a Penang art gallery, sets out to produce an illustrated directory of selected Penang artists during this period. The selection was based on the artist having been born in Penang, lived on the island for most of her/his life, regularly exhibited locally and the artist's work being of merit in the opinion of the author and others in the art field. The book starts with The Visual Arts of Penang: An Overview followed by the History of the Development of Art in Penang and then examples of each artist's work. The book is divided into two sections on Pioneer Artists and Contemporary Artists. Near Fine Hardback in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition 289 pages.

Weight: 1.7kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia

Published by The Art Gallery, Penang. 1990.

Condition: It's difficult to find much wrong with the book or dust jacket