| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 186 pages) : illustrations |
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Photography in Asia ; volume 2 |
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Photography in Asia ; v. 2.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- What is Pictorial Photography? -- The State of the Field -- Dealing with Photographs -- Chapter Overview -- 2. Pictorialism and modernity -- Modern, Modernity and Modernism -- Photography Before the War -- The Singapore Art Society Exhibitions -- An Open Attitude -- Photography and Democracy -- A Pursuit of Beauty -- Conclusion -- 3 Originality and copying -- |
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Originality and Authorship -- Copying and Competition in the Salons -- Distinctions and Awards -- Beyond the Salon -- Pedagogy and Discipline -- Collaboration and Dialogue -- Conclusion -- 4. Nationalism and internationalism -- Construction of Nation and Identity -- Pictorial Photography, Cosmopolitanism and Contemporaneity -- Loke Wan Tho and Singapore Pictorialism's International Connections -- Overseas Success -- Photography and Nation-building -- Thematic Exhibitions -- A Singapore School -- Conclusion -- 5. History and imagination -- Imagining History -- A Control of Vision -- |
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Constructing Landscapes -- Reclaiming the Past -- Building the Future -- Fractured Landscapes -- Conclusion -- 6. Conclusion -- Nanyang Photographers? -- Male and Chinese -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Articles, Books, Catalogues -- Oral History Interviews at the National Archives of Singapore -- Speeches at the National Archives of Singapore -- Other Archives |
| Summary |
Imagining Singapore is the first comprehensive study on the history of Pictorial photography in Singapore. Drawing from interviews, unpublished historical data and newly discovered photographs, the book unveils a fascinating aspect of visual culture and its links to global Pictorialism. While Singapore experienced sweeping changes from independence and industrialisation, Pictorial photography took on multiple roles, acting as a symbol of democracy and modernity, staging national identity and providing a mechanism for Singaporeans to engage with ideas of the past, present and future. Such photographs shaped the way modern Singapore was imagined and represented for decades to come. |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index |
| Subject |
Photography -- Social aspects -- Singapore -- History -- 20th century
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Photography, Artistic.
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Photography of city and town life.
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art photography.
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Manners and customs
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Photography, Artistic
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Photography of city and town life
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Photography -- Social aspects
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| SUBJECT |
Singapore -- History -- 20th century
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Singapore -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
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| Subject |
Singapore
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9004538631 |
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9789004538634 |
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