U.S. Naval Shipyard San Francisco, V-J Day - August 14, 1945

1945

Marion Osborn Cunningham

Associated Names
Marion Osborn Cunningham

Artist, American, 1911 - 1948

The image depicts an aerial view overlooking a city and a harbor. The horizon is in the upper middle with a bridge extending across the water, and an island to the right. The brushstrokes are illustrative in a blocky style, portraying shapes and structures using muted colors. The color palette consists of earthy tones like green, brown, rust, and cream for the land, and soft blue for the water. Buildings are densely arranged with roads leading to the bay. Ships are seen in the bay, and the sky is a muted grey-brown shade, creating an overcast atmosphere.
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Inscriptions

In pencil: bottom center, SAVE (underlined); bottom right, Cunningham (in script)
Printed text on heavy bristol board, affixed to print, bottom margin: U.S. NAVAL SHIPYARD SAN FRANCISCO AUGUST 14 1945 / PRESENTED TO (in script) Honorable Roger D. Lapham / (in caps) COMPLIMENTS OF SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY

Wikidata ID

Q76550361

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