The First Newspaper Printed In Virginia - August 6, 1736
Artist
J. J. Lankes
(American, 1884 - 1960)
CultureAmerican
Date1935
MediumOil on cardboard
Dimensions21 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (54.6 × 69.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 25 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 1 in. (64.8 × 80 × 2.5 cm)
Overall, Frame: 25 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 1 in. (64.8 × 80 × 2.5 cm)
InscribedSigned "Lankes 1935" lower left within black border.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Louis I. Jaffe
Object number50.32.1
Not on view
DescriptionOil on cardboard painting (sketch). Showing a group of men around a printing press.Exhibition HistoryUtilities Department, City of Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, 1970.
