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Chuah Thean Teng BIOGRAPHY
1912 China - 2008 Penang, Malaysia. Known for: Portrait, figure, genre painting.
Teng (1912 - 2008), as he is popularly known, was born in China, where he studied at the Amoy Art School. Teng received international fame in 1968 when his painting entitled "Two of a Kind" was... Read full biography
Teng (1912 - 2008), as he is popularly known, was born in China, where he studied at the Amoy Art School. Teng received international fame in 1968 when his painting entitled "Two of a Kind" was selected by UNICEF for its greeting cards selection. 20 years later, his painting "Tell you a secret" was... Read full biography
Teng (1912 - 2008), as he is popularly known, was born in China, where he studied at the Amoy Art School. Teng received international fame in 1968 when his painting entitled "Two of a Kind" was selected by UNICEF for its greeting cards selection. 20 years later, his painting "Tell you a secret" was again selected by UNICEF. His works have been reported extensively in local and international newspaper articles and magazines. He was featured twice in Reader's Digest (Oct 1987, Asian Edition & Oct... Read full biography
Teng (1912 - 2008), as he is popularly known, was born in China, where he studied at the Amoy Art School. Teng received international fame in 1968 when his painting entitled "Two of a Kind" was selected by UNICEF for its greeting cards selection. 20 years later, his painting "Tell you a secret" was again selected by UNICEF. His works have been reported extensively in local and international newspaper articles and magazines. He was featured twice in Reader's Digest (Oct 1987, Asian Edition & Oct 1988, British Edition) and he is also mentioned in numerous books - Chinese Arts in the 20th Century (by Michael Sullivan), Modern Artists of Malaysia (by T.K Sabapathy and R. Piyadasa), and Teng-Batik (by Yahong Art Gallery). He is listed in the... Read full biography
Teng (1912 - 2008), as he is popularly known, was born in China, where he studied at the Amoy Art School. Teng received international fame in 1968 when his painting entitled "Two of a Kind" was selected by UNICEF for its greeting cards selection. 20 years later, his painting "Tell you a secret" was again selected by UNICEF. His works have been reported extensively in local and international newspaper articles and magazines. He was featured twice in Reader's Digest (Oct 1987, Asian Edition & Oct 1988, British Edition) and he is also mentioned in numerous books - Chinese Arts in the 20th Century (by Michael Sullivan), Modern Artists of Malaysia (by T.K Sabapathy and R. Piyadasa), and Teng-Batik (by Yahong Art Gallery). He is listed in the "International Who's Who of Intellectuals", "Who's Who in the... Read full biography
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Thean Teng Chuah, Thean Teng Chuan
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Teng (1912 - 2008), as he is popularly known, was born in China, where he studied at the Amoy Art School. Teng received international fame in 1968 when his painting entitled "Two of a Kind" was selected by UNICEF for its greeting cards selection. 20 years later, his painting "Tell you a secret" was again selected by UNICEF.
His works have been reported extensively in local and international newspaper articles and magazines. He was featured twice in Reader's Digest (Oct 1987, Asian Edition & Oct 1988, British Edition) and he is also mentioned in numerous books - Chinese Arts in the 20th Century (by Michael Sullivan), Modern Artists of Malaysia (by T.K Sabapathy and R. Piyadasa...But wait, there's more...
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