Poll Taxes, Norfolk
Artist
Polly Baldwin Blackford
(American, 1910 - 2002)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1960
MediumOil on board
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 22 7/8 x 37 x 1 1/8 in. (58.1 x 94 x 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Irene Leache Memorial
Object number60.10.1
Not on view
DescriptionOil on board painting in a wood and cloth covered frame.Label TextPolly Baldwin Blackford American, 1910 – 2002 Poll Taxes, Norfolk, ca. 1960 Oil on board Gift of the Irene Leache Memorial 60.10.1 Exhibition History15th Irene Leache Memorial Exhibit of Contemporary Virginia and North Carolina Painting, The Norfolk Museum of Arts & Sciences, January 31 - Feberuary 28, 1960. Pine Tree Inn, Virginia Beach, VA, from April 17, 1969 - ? "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021. Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Richmond, VA, June 30, 2023 – January 31, 2026.Published ReferencesTHE VIRGINIAN-PILOT, February 21, 1960. Museum BULLETIN Vol. 10, No. 3, March 1960.
