Straits Echo – Times of Malaya – Photo Show In Aid Of Blind Home - May, 1954

Mrs. R.P. Bingham, wife of Resident Commissioner, Penang, yesterday morning declared open the three-day exhibition of Mr. Francis Wu’s exhibition, at the Khek Association. and spent 45 minutes browsing over 132 photographs on show.

Mrs. Bingham was met by Mrs. K.S. Lim, Hon. Secretary of the St. Nicholas Home committee, Mr. Chan Eng Hock who arranged the exhibition and Mr. Loh Cheng Chuan of the Penany Art Society, which sponsored the exhibition, gross proceeds of which will be entirely in aid of the St. Nicholas Home for the Blind.

Moss M.C. warren of the St. Nicholas Home Bought down two of the children. Master Peter Chin and Miss Lim Ah Yean, for the opening ceremony.

Mrs. Lim expressed on behalf of the committee, grateful thanks first to Mr. Wu for allowing his photographs to b used to help the Home’s funds, the Penang Art Society and everyone who have made the exhibition possible, and Mrs. Bingham for coming to open it.

 Eastern Window by Francis Wu

Mrs. Bingham then declared the exhibition open and with a pair of golden scissors handed to her by Miss Lim Ah Yean of the Home she cut the ribbon across the doorway.

Mr. Francis Wu, well known of photographers and others as Hong Kong premier photographer, was in Penang last February, and the pictures he took during his visit here and in other parts of Malaya will form the subject of the exhibition to be sponsored by the Penang Pastoralists soon.

His collection on view yesterday, and to be seen today and tomorrow represents the work of 11 years of patient and ceaseless efforts to get the best from nature and the women who posed for him. Some pictures on view collected as many as dozen top awards in Salons over the world.

Reproduction of some of the loveliest portraits, from the “Classical Beauties” is among the photographs to be seen at this exhibition at the Khek Association.