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Oyster Plant
Oyster Plant
Oyster Plant

Oyster Plant

Artist Kenneth Harris (American, 1904-1983)
CultureAmerican
Date1951
MediumWatercolor | Paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 13 5/8 x 21 in. (34.6 x 53.3 cm)
Overall: 15 1/8 x 22 7/8 in. (38.4 x 58.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 x 27 in. (50.8 x 68.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 21 1/4 x 28 1/8 in. (54 x 71.4 cm)
InscribedSigned lower left: "Kenneth Harris 1951".
PortfolioPortrait of a City series (Norfolk, VA, 1950-51)
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund
Object number51.45.23
Not on view
DescriptionOne of a series of paintings, "Portrait of A City Series (Norfolk, Va. 1950-51)". New. Oyster boat.

Exhibition HistorySoutheastern Circuit, Oct. 1952-April 1954. "Norfolk Story in Painting," exhibited at Norfolk Arena, Oct. 25-27, 1968, in catalogue. Dept. of Public Works, 11/1968-10/1977. "Kenneth Harris Watercolors," Chrysler Museum of Art, September 22, 1998 - January 10, 1999. (Community Gallery)