AW Tee Hong

Sculptor

Birthday May 29, 1931

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace China

DEATH DATE Oct 10, 2021 (90)

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About

Known for his public sculptures and his oil paintings of the old Singapore River. Public sculptures like "Singapore Poetry" celebrated Singapore heritage.

Before Fame

He studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts.

Trivia

He designed souvenir Chinese Opera masks for the Singapore Tourism Promotion Board.

Family Life

He and his family moved to Malaysia when he was eight and relocated to Singapore in 1950.

Associated With

He and Chinese author Bette Lord were contemporaries.