Virginia Coal Pier No. 2
Artist
Kenneth Harris
(American, 1904-1983)
CultureAmerican
Date1953
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsOverall: 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 30 x 37 in. (76.2 x 94 cm)
Overall, Mat: 30 x 37 in. (76.2 x 94 cm)
InscribedSigned lower right: "Kenneth Harris 1953".
PortfolioPortrait of a City series (Norfolk, VA, 1950-51)
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund
Object number51.45.4
Not on view
Label TextKenneth Harris American (1904-1983) Virginia Coal Pier No. 2, 1953 Watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Museum purchase, Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund 51.45.4Exhibition HistoryNovember 1956, hung in City Manager's Office, returned 6/30/65. 7/26/65 hung in Directory of Public Works Office. "Kenneth Harris Watercolors," Chrysler Museum of Art, September 22, 1998 - January 10, 1999. (Community Gallery) Published ReferencesNAVY RELIEF BALL program, April 1958, Norfolk, VA. James C. Kelly and William M.S. Rasmussen. THE VIRGINIA LANDSCAPE: A CULTURAL HISTORY. Charlottesville, VA: Howell Press. 2000: p. 126, ill. "2016 Norfolk Historical Calendar: Norfolk on the Move" (Norfolk, VA: Norfolk Public Library Foundation, 2015) cover ill.
