Painting of Lee Kuan Yew

Title
Painting of Lee Kuan Yew
Creator
Alvin Ong
Year/Period
2015
Region
Singapore
Material
Oil on canvas
Dimension
Frame size: 71.0 x 61.0 cm,
Image size: 55.5 x 45.5 cm
Accession No.
2016-00242
Collection of
Peranakan Museum
Credit Line
Donated by Sharon Wee and family.
NLB Type
Painting

This posthumous oil painting of Lee Kuan Yew by Alvin Ong depicts the first Prime Minister of Singapore as a young man. It is based on a photograph of Mr Lee at Assembly House (now known as the Arts House or Old Parliament House), in December 1958.

 

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