SOCA outings and Youlian School alumni

Reference Code

RC-SG04-CCS-0504

Level of Description

Item

Title

SOCA outings and Youlian School alumni

Dates

1946; circa 1940; 1936‐05‐15 (Date of Creation; Date of Creation; Date of Creation)

Scope and Content

Yet to be identified - ltop right photograph. Lower left is the same photograph as RC-SG04-CCS-0485 Top right photograph which carries an inscription reads: "汕頭友聯旅星同學會 歡迎 譚友六老同學留影 三六。五。十五“ Translation - Singapore alumni of Youlian School in Swatow at welcome party for their old friend Tan Youliu. Dated 15 May 1936. Note: This photo is published in exhibition catalogue "Chen Chong Swee: Strokes of LIfe" (2017), page 203, erroneously captioned. Top left: Group picture of SOCA members and family visiting the Rambutan Garden Yuqu Yuan (愚趣園） of Han Wai Toon （韓槐準), 1946 Identifiable individuals are: Standing 3rd from left Liu Kang, Lu Heng （盧衡）, Chen Chong Swee. Liu Thai Ker 劉太格, son of Liu Kang 劉抗, is boy in front of his father. Standing 2nd from right in dark pants Chen Tah Chi （陳達琚）, on his right Huang Cheng Chuan （黃清泉）, 1st woman from right Chen Yuet Shuh (陳月秀）， bespectacled man amid four women Lee Kueh Sei/ Lee Ta Pai (李魁士/李大白) Back row 5th from right white haired man Han Huai Toon himself, next to him Lim Hak Tai. Lower right group photo of SOCA's plein air picnic (very likely) in 1940 (?). Similar picture in different seating arrangement is published in SOCA exhibition catalogue December 1940 : Front row squatting from let: Chen Chun Wen 陳俊文, 4th from left Chang Ju-ch'i,張汝器 next on his left Yeo Hwee Bin 楊惠民. Standing, 1st right Lee Kueh Sei (李魁士), 3rd right Kau Pei Cheh 高沛澤 Standing 1st left, Yang Eng Kuei 楊永奎, 劉先德 Liu Sien Teh， 鍾白木 Chung Pei Mok，徐君濂 Hsu Chun-lien，陳達琚 Chen Tah Chi，梁小天Leong Siew Tien，莊有釗 U-chow, Chen Chong Swee

Transcriptions

Yet to be identified - ltop right photograph. Lower left is the same photograph as RC-SG04-CCS-0485 Top right photograph which carries an inscription reads: "汕頭友聯旅星同學會 歡迎 譚友六老同學留影 三六。五。十五“ Translation - Singapore alumni of Youlian School in Swatow at welcome party for their old friend Tan Youliu. Dated 15 May 1936. Note: This photo is published in exhibition catalogue "Chen Chong Swee: Strokes of LIfe" (2017), page 203, erroneously captioned. Top left: Group picture of SOCA members and family visiting the Rambutan Garden Yuqu Yuan (愚趣園） of Han Wai Toon （韓槐準), 1946 Identifiable individuals are: Standing 3rd from left Liu Kang, Lu Heng （盧衡）, Chen Chong Swee. Liu Thai Ker 劉太格, son of Liu Kang 劉抗, is boy in front of his father. Standing 2nd from right in dark pants Chen Tah Chi （陳達琚）, on his right Huang Cheng Chuan （黃清泉）, 1st woman from right Chen Yuet Shuh (陳月秀）， bespectacled man amid four women Lee Kueh Sei/ Lee Ta Pai (李魁士/李大白) Back row 5th from right white haired man Han Huai Toon himself, next to him Lim Hak Tai. Lower right group photo of SOCA's plein air picnic (very likely) in 1940 (?). Similar picture in different seating arrangement is published in SOCA exhibition catalogue December 1940 : Front row squatting from let: Chen Chun Wen 陳俊文, 4th from left Chang Ju-ch'i,張汝器 next on his left Yeo Hwee Bin 楊惠民. Standing, 1st right Lee Kueh Sei (李魁士), 3rd right Kau Pei Cheh 高沛澤 Standing 1st left, Yang Eng Kuei 楊永奎, 劉先德 Liu Sien Teh， 鍾白木 Chung Pei Mok，徐君濂 Hsu Chun-lien，陳達琚 Chen Tah Chi，梁小天Leong Siew Tien，莊有釗 U-chow, Chen Chong Swee

General Material Type

photographs

Extent

4 photographs : b&w

Material Format

RCA-D (Digital Archives only)

People and organisations as subjects

Chen, Chong Swee

Lim, Hak Tai

Cheong, Ming See

Huang, Paofang

Liu, Kang

Liu, Thai Ker

Society of Chinese Artists

Source of Acquisition or Transfer

The archive was loaned by Chen Chi Sing @ Tan Chay Lee to National Gallery Singapore Resource Centre for digitisation

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted
On-site viewing only at the Rotunda Library & Archive

Conditions Governing Use and Reproductions

Request for copy is allowed (Digital and Print)
Use of materials is strictly for reference and research, or for any other programmes and activities related to curatorial research at the National Gallery Singapore