Petersburg Military Park
Artist
Iris Elizabeth Nordquist
(American, 1908 - 2002)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1955
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 31 x 36 in. (78.7 x 91.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 31 x 36 in. (78.7 x 91.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number55.11.1
Not on view
DescriptionOil on canvas painting depicting Petersburg Military Park in Virginia. This painting was the Norfolk Newspaper's Art Trust Tidewater Scene Purchase Prize in 1955.ProvenancePurchased by the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences in 1955.Exhibition History12th Irene Leache Memorial Art Exhibit, 1955; "Contemporary Virginia and North Carolina Artists in the Museum Collection 1958", Summer 1958, Gallery "H"; "Tidewater Artist's in the Permanent Collection, 7/31/68-8/31/68; lent to the City Manager's office 6/26/78. Published ReferencesVirginian-Pilot, February 20, 1955.
