Monthly archives for June, 2016

Seminar Eight: The Story of the Paya Lebar Airport Murals: A Talk by Dahlia Shamsuddin

Jun 19, 2016 Leave a Comment ~ Written by singapurastories

Some of the items kept by Shamsuddin H Akib, the artist behind one of the murals at Paya Lebar Airport commissioned in 1963.

Singapura Stories Seminar Eight Some of the items kept by the artist behind one of the murals, Shamsuddin H Akib, father of the speaker Dahlia Shamsuddin. The three murals were commissioned following a competition held in 1963. In 1963, two artists won a competition to design murals for the new terminal building for the Paya […]

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Posted in Collection from our readers, CULTURE & ARTS, Past Events, SINGAPORE ICONS AND SYMBOLS - Tagged Paya Lebar Airport murals, Shamsuddin H Akib, William P. Mundy

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