The Myers House/S.W. Corner Bank & Freemason Streets
Artist
Kenneth Harris
(American, 1904-1983)
CultureAmerican
Date1951
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. (51.4 x 37.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 27 x 20 in. (68.6 x 50.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 27 x 20 in. (68.6 x 50.8 cm)
InscribedSigned lower right: "Kenneth Harris 1951".
PortfolioPortrait of a City series (Norfolk, VA, 1950-51)
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund
Object number51.45.12
Not on view
DescriptionOne of a series of paintings, "Portrait of A City Series (Norfolk, Va. 1950-51)". New.Label TextKenneth Harris American (1904-1983) The Myers House/S.W. Corner Bank and Freemason Streets, 1951 Watercolor on paper, 20 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Museum purchase, Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund 51.45.12Exhibition HistorySoutheastern Circuit, Oct. 1952-April 1954. "Norfolk Story in Painting," exhibited at Norfolk Arena, Oct. 25-27, 1968, in catalogue. 6/11/56-6/30/65 hanging in City Manager's Office. Director of Public Works 7/26/65. November 1968, hanging in Building Inspector's Office, returned 10/6/77. "Jewish Exhibition," Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, Sept.-Oct. 1954. "Kenneth Harris Watercolors," Chrysler Museum of Art, September 22, 1998 - January 10, 1999. (Community Gallery) Published ReferencesNAVY RELIEF BALL program, April 1958.
