Weld Quay was constructed during the land reclamation project in the 1880s, along with new facilities such as piers and warehouses to promote trade. Its southern section is home to the renowned Clan Jetties built using natural materials such as wood. Rows of fishing villages on wooden stilts and boats situated along the rugged coastline are rendered in vivid strokes of red fused with complementary colours. This work is one of the artist’s captivating representations of the port. Dato’ Tay Hooi Keat graduated from the Camberwell School of Art, London in 1952. On his return, he was made the Penang Superintendent of Art and then the Federal Inspectorate of Art in the Education Ministry when Malaya attained Independence in 1957. He was the founding treasurer of the Penang Chinese Art Club, and was chairman of the Penang Museum Art Gallery (PMAG) board of trustees from 1964 to 1989. He was the first artist to be awarded a Dato'ship in 1986. He rarely had solo exhibitions since his first at the Penang Library in 1947. In 1980, the PMAG gave him a tribute exhibition and in 1983 the National Art Gallery honoured him with a retrospective.