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Amek Gambar – Taking Pictures: Peranakans and Photography

Amek Gambar – Taking Pictures: Peranakans and Photography

Edited by Peter Lee Essays by Joachim K. Bautze, Sebastian Dobson, J. Casey Hammond, Peter Lee, Gilles Massot, Gael Newton, Liesbeth Ouwehand, and Susie Protschky

Format: Print Book

ISBN: 9789811426254

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Amek Gambar also charts the early history of photography in Singapore, from European travellers Jules Itier, Fedor Jagor, August Sachtler, G. R. Lambert, and John Thomson to pioneering Chinese and Japanese studios in the region. Informative essays and more than 280 photographs, ranging from the 1840s to 2009, make this book a valuable historical resource, and fascinating to flip through.

Language: :English
Number of Pages: :420
Format: :HB
Imprint: :The Peranakan Museum
Publication Date :20201023




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