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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Object numberS1999-0020-002-0 TitleIllegal Hawking CreatorKoeh Sia Yong (1938) DescriptionUnlicensed street hawkers fleeing from the Law. Those caught would have their wares and carts confiscated and fined or given a jail sentence. This is a social comment on the hazards faced by poor people trying to earn an honest living on the street in a bygone era. Production placeSingapore Production date 1957 - 1957 Object categoryWoodblock Print MaterialInk on paper TechniquePrintmaking Dimensions H: 20.5 cm L: 15.3 cm

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CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Object numberS1999-0020-002-0

TitleIllegal Hawking

CreatorKoeh Sia Yong (1938)

DescriptionUnlicensed street hawkers fleeing from the Law. Those caught would have their wares and carts confiscated and fined or given a jail sentence. This is a social comment on the hazards faced by poor people trying to earn an honest living on the street in a bygone era.

Production placeSingapore

Production date 1957 - 1957

Object categoryWoodblock Print

MaterialInk on paper

TechniquePrintmaking

Dimensions

H: 20.5 cm
L: 15.3 cm