Title
Portrait of First Lady Mrs. Benjamin Henry Sheares
Year/Period
1971-1981
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: Image: H:49.1 x W:36 cm,
Frame size: Frame: H:61.7 x W:47.8 x D:2.2 cm
Frame size: Frame: H:61.7 x W:47.8 x D:2.2 cm
Accession No.
2012-00415
Collection of
This is a portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Henry Sheares (nee Yeo She Geok), a trained midwife who married Dr. Benjamin Henry Sheares in 1939. She became First Lady when her husband was appointed as the second President of the Republic of Singapore (1971-1981).
