Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences
Artist
Kenneth Harris
(American, 1904-1983)
CultureAmerican
Date1952
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 13 3/4 x 21 in. (34.9 x 53.3 cm)
Overall: 14 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (37.5 x 55.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 27 in. (50.8 x 68.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 21 1/8 x 28 1/4 in. (53.7 x 71.8 cm)
Overall: 14 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (37.5 x 55.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 27 in. (50.8 x 68.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 21 1/8 x 28 1/4 in. (53.7 x 71.8 cm)
InscribedSigned lower left: "Kenneth Harris 1952".
PortfolioPortrait of a City series (Norfolk, VA, 1950-51)
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund
Object number51.45.26
Not on view
DescriptionWatercolor depicting the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences from the right of the front entrance, with blue sky and gardens in the foreground. A couple of a man in a black suite and woman in a blue dress are placed in front of the entrance.Exhibition HistorySoutheastern Circuit, Oct. 1952-April 1954. "Norfolk Story in Painting," exhibited at Norfolk Arena, Oct. 25-27, 1968, in catalogue. City Manager's New Office 11/1968-9/1977. "Kenneth Harris Watercolors," Chrysler Museum of Art, September 22, 1998 - January 10, 1999. (Community Gallery) Published ReferencesNAVY RELIEF BALL program, April 1958.
