Untitled

Datebefore 2020

MediumWatercolor on paper

DimensionsSheet: 22 1/8 × 29 7/8 inches (56.2 × 75.9 cm)
Matted: 32 × 40 inches (81.3 × 101.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Joseph V. Ryan, Jr. in honor of Captain and Mrs. Joseph V. Ryan, Sr. and Ms. Kathleen C. Ryan.

Object number2020.18.18

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Copyright© Kenneth B. Herrington. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextKen Herrington was born in Waycross, Georgia, but has lived most of his life in Savannah. In 1981, with the assistance and encouragement of noted civil rights leader W.W. Law, Herrington began his professional artistic career with an exhibition at the King-Tisdell Cottage, featuring watercolors of Savannah’s Frogtown community. Law and Herrington were invested in preserving the memory and important history of Savannah’s African American neighborhoods. Herrington’s paintings often offer romanticized, nostalgic views of 1950s and ’60s Savannah, based on the artist’s childhood memories. Herrington seeks to record the older parts of town that are in danger of disappearing due to development and gentriﬁcation. He includes ﬁgures walking, talking, playing chess, and hanging laundry–glimpses of everyday life in the city.

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