Portrait of M.K. and Scout
Artist
David A. Douglas
(American, b.1958)
CultureAmerican
Date2005
MediumMixed media on panel
Dimensions84 x 66 x 3 9/16 in. (213.4 x 167.6 x 9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 85 3/4 × 67 1/2 in. (217.8 × 171.5 cm)
Overall, Frame: 85 3/4 × 67 1/2 in. (217.8 × 171.5 cm)
InscribedVerso, top right center: "Portrait of Scout and M.K." 2005 David A. Douglas
Credit LineGift of the artist in memory of K.D. Baker
Object number2009.10
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a black and white mixed media on panel depicting two girls in white dresses holding hands in a wooded area. The large-scale photograph is a portrait of the artist's daughter and her childhood friend. The landscape setting is the woods near Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia.Label TextDavid A. Douglas American (b. 1958) Portrait of M.K. and Scout, 2005 Mixed media on panel Gift of the artist in memory of K.D. Baker 2009.10 The subjects here are the artist's daughter Scout and her friend Mary Katherine. ProvenanceDavid A. Douglas, Alexandria, Virginia, 2005-2009; Gift of the artist, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, 2009.Exhibition History"Portraying a Nation: American Portrait Photography, 1850-2010," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 25, 2010 - September 11, 2011. "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021.
