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This is a photograph of Tay Chee Toh, a painter and sculptor whose practice is associated with batik painting, figurative and abstract art. Tay was conferred the Cultural Medallion Award in 1985 for his contribution to the visual arts development in Singapore. Title devised by Library staff.
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- All Rights Reserved. Eric Foo Chee Meng 1979-2001.|Courtesy of National Arts Council.
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