LAT 60
About and thanks.
137 cartoons, 18 groups
List of works.
Every cartoon in the gallery, by group. See them all, full size.
Lat
Lat’s self-portraits in various activities · Lat with a giant pen · Lat at the drawing board · Lat · Lat, the Kampung Boy who inspired the character Mat · Galeri Rumah Lat · Kartun Malaysia: Malaysian Cartoons, Pos Malaysia · P. Ramlee
The Kampung Boy
Kampung Boy (title drawing) · This is me in front of our house · Kampung house and boy · I didn't feel odd walking around · The first game I played · Hide and seek (magnifier) · The upih pinang race · The picture show · Two choices for breakfast · The boys would draw anything · Top-spinning · Rubber seeds · The ustaz teaching rukuk · Top-spinning kids strip · Kampung Boy dragging his friends · The Kampung Boy (colour)
Kampung days
Kampung badminton · Kampung celebration · Kampus Astro
School
When school reopens · Next: uniform... text books
Town
Counters open... this is fantastic · Traffic jam · Morning alarm · Monorail · Jungle trek 4WD / office 4WD · I didn't know the LRT was coming this way · SS15, Subang Jaya: school bus · SS15, Subang Jaya: building site from above
Everyday life
Could I have some prawn paste? · Karaoke lorry · Dancing to the TV · Football on TV
Makan
Coffee shop · Kopitiam table · Hawker strip · Durian
Festivals
The sound of Hari Raya · Duit raya by CCTV · Gong xi gong xi on Jalan TAR · Kong si kong si · Anyway... Happy Deepavali! · Kahwin sana! Sini Deepavali!
Festive greetings
Horse ride (Chinese New Year) · Gong Xi Fa Cai · Hari Raya kitchen · Hari Raya rendang pot · Happy Deepavali from Arab-Malaysian · Happy Deepavali group · Season's Greetings (camel sleigh) · Christmas tree of people · Hari Raya staircase · Hari Raya pelita · Deepavali feast · Deepavali open house
Many Malaysians
Cuba try sekali lagi George · Nasi Padang / Ah Keong / Ponnu · Selamat Hari Malaysia · Festive crowd · We Are Greater Together · Harapan saya... sahabat sejati · Party under the umbrella · Costume parade · Gallery of Malaysians · It's a Lat Lat Lat World
Changing times
97 years ago / now / in 9 minutes time · Kids and the cage
Politics
Four prime ministers: from “Merdeka!” to “Potong gaji…” · Buy Malaysian! · Looking East · World Cup, ditaja oleh rakyat Malaysia · O.K. everybody! Get back to work! · Do your homework!! · Two chief ministers of Sabah · Come! Let robotic artist draw a portrait of yourself! · “Recalcitrant” · I am not superstitious… · Tun S. Samy Vellu, works minister · Dr. Who?! Capturing the life and times of a leader in cartoons
Just for laughs
Malaysian Public Toilets · Malaysian Sign Language · I live in Subang · Collect them at the airport
Lat abroad
Durian smells to Europeans · Cheese at the end of each meal · AirAsia livery first drafts · We'll always support you Malaysia Airlines · Forever Lat · Tioman
Lat's books
Kampung Boy · The Kampung Boy · The Kampung Boy · The Kampung Boy · Kampung Boy · Town Boy · Be Serious! · Entahlah Mak… · Entah lah Mak…! · Buku Wang Saku · Buku Wang Saku · It’s a Lat Lat Lat World · Lat as Usual · Lat Was Here · Lat Gets Lost · Lat and Gang · Going Beyond · Lat: My Life and Cartoons · Lat's Special and Town Boy · Lat's Special: Forever Malaysia
Lat in the air
Lat on KLIA · Majlis perasmian klia2 · Pembukaan klia2! · klia2 · klia2 · Laluan khusus… · klia2 · AirAsia’s Lat plane · Aircraft livery design · Aircraft livery design · Now everyone can draw · Happy Flying! Lat draws in an AirAsia cabin
In colour
Kampus Astro · Sekolah · Colour strip · Colour strip
On the cover
Wings of Gold · Reader’s Digest · The LAT Library · Admirers of the Mona Lisa
With gratitude
Thank you.
Our thanks go first to Datuk Lat, for his permission to reproduce his work and for the time he gave so generously.
We thank Dr Jalaini Abu Hassan (Jai) for leading the conversation on 5 September 2024.
The exhibition and this booklet were supported throughout by the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee of Monash University Malaysia, and especially by its Chair, Professor Maude Phipps, whose strong support made both possible.
- Cartoons and artwork © Lat. Used with permission.
- Photographs: BT Consultancy and Dominic Photography, 5 September 2024.
- Lettering fonts made from Lat’s own handwriting for this edition.
- Design and editorial: Dr Nazirul Hazim, Curator.
