David Spruiell BAE Systems Norfolk (Vendor Marine Services)
Artist/Donor
Glen McClure
(American, born 1954)
CultureAmerican
DateJune 10, 2014
MediumArchival inkjet print
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 65 × 45 × 1 1/2 in. (165.1 × 114.3 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2017.23.1
Not on view
DescriptionPortrait of David Spruiell, a shipyard worker from Hampton Roads.Label TextDavid Spruiell BAE Systems Norfolk (Vendor Marine Services), June 10, 2014 Archival inkjet print (photograph) Mr. Spruiell graduated from Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake. This 21-year-old man studied design and advertising and works at BAE Norfolk as a Forklift Driver and Blacksmith Helper. He works through a temp service now, but would like to get on full time at this shipyard, hoping to end through the apprenticeship program.ProvenanceArtist; gift to Chrysler Museum of Art, 2017.Exhibition HistoryGlen McClure: The Shipyard Workers of Hampton Roads (May 18–September 24, 2017). "Reckonings and Reconstructions: Southern Photography from the Do Good Fund," Chrysler Museum of Art, August 11, 2023 - November 5, 2023.
