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Pioneer artist Cheong Laitong, best known for Muzium Negara mural, dies aged 90

By DARYL GOH

Tuesday, 08 Nov 2022 | 1:32 PM MYT

A handout image of a young Cheong Laitong seen working in his art studio during the 1960s. Photo: Cheong Laitong

Cheong Laitong, a pioneering artist who introduced a new modern aesthetic to post-independence Malaysian art, has died. He was 90.

The news was confirmed by a family member, who revealed that Laitong (as he was more popularly known) died in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 4.

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