Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.

Artist Kenneth Harris (American, 1904-1983)

CultureAmerican

Date1951

MediumWatercolor | Paper

DimensionsOverall, Image: 20 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. (52.1 x 73 cm)
Overall: 22 x 29 7/8 in. (55.9 x 75.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 30 x 37 in. (76.2 x 94 cm)
Overall, Frame: 34 3/4 x 41 3/4 in. (88.3 x 106 cm)

InscribedSigned lower left: "Kenneth Harris 1951". Framer's insurance sticker on reverse: "$150.00".

PortfolioPortrait of a City series (Norfolk, VA, 1950-51)

Credit LineMuseum purchase, Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund

Object number51.45.9

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DescriptionOne of a series of paintings, "Portrait of A City Series (Norfolk, VA 1950-51)". New.

Exhibition HistoryNavy Relief Society for April 18-19, 1958, Ball at NOB gym, to be shown in entrance. Southeastern circuit, Oct. 1952-April 1954. "Norfolk Story in Painting," exhibited at Norfolk Arena, Oct. 25-27, 1968, shown in catalogue. November 1968, hanging in City Treasurer's Office, returned 1977. "Kenneth Harris Watercolors," Chrysler Museum of Art, September 22, 1998 - January 10, 1999. (Community Gallery)