Roanoke Docks Looking to Main Street
Artist
Kenneth Harris
(American, 1904-1983)
CultureAmerican
Date1951
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 13 1/2 x 21 in. (34.3 x 53.3 cm)
Overall: 14 7/8 x 22 in. (37.8 x 55.9 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)
Overall: 14 7/8 x 22 in. (37.8 x 55.9 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 number51.45.5
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) Roanoke Docks Looking to Main Street, 1951 Watercolor Collection Chrysler Museum of Art, Museum Purchase Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund 51.45.5 Exhibition HistorySoutheastern circuit, Oct. 1952-April 1954. "Norfolk Story in Painting," exhibited at Norfolk Arena, Oct. 25-27, 1968, shown in catalogue. November 1968, lent to Concentrated Employment Program Office, Franklin Building, Duke Street, Norfolk, returned 11/1977. Published ReferencesNavy Relief Ball, program, April 1958.
