New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

The Port of Virginia

Artist Janos Enyedi (American, 1947-2011)

Artist/Vendor Furnace Road Studio

CultureAmerican

Date2005

MediumPigmented inkjet print

Dimensions38 x 73 in. (96.5 x 185.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 51 1/4 × 87 3/8 in. (130.2 × 221.9 cm)

InscribedIn pencil, lower left: "The Port of Virginia" lower right: Janos Enyedi 2005

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. by exchange, in honor of David Goode

Object number2005.20.2

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a large-scale digital pigment prints, manipulated by the artist, of at least three steel structures, painted black, blue and gray respectively. The words "ZPMC The Port of Virginia" are visible in various places on the steel structures. These cranes are called "Virginia Class" cranes and are located at the Norfolk Marine Terminal.

ProvenancePurchased from the artist; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. by exchange, in honor of David Goode, 2005. Exhibition History"Working on the Water: Maritime Commerce in the Hampton Roads Region--New Works by Janos Enyedi," Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, Va., September 15 - November 6, 2005. *These are illustrated on pp. 13 and 19 of the catalogue.* "Message in a Bottle: Picturing Maritime Culture in Hampton Roads," Barry Art Museum, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, April 12, 2024 - January 5, 2025.Published ReferencesBrenda LaBier, with forward by L. Cameron Kitchin, _Working on the Water: Maritime Commerce in the Hampton Roads Region, New Works by Janos Enyedi_, exh. cat., Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, Va., 2005, cover, 19.