Portrait of Kenneth Murray
Date
ca. 2000
Sitter
Kenneth Murray (1930 - 2013, British) , Molecular biologist
Creator
Jeff Stultiens (1944, British) , Painter
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 765mm
width (painting): 610mm
width (painting): 610mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Half-length portrait of Ken Murray seated on a wooden chair with red upholstery and carved scroll armrests. Murray is half turned to the left as viewed, his hands are held loosely together, a pen in the right hand, both resting on papers on a table before him. Behind and to the right the room is panelled in wood. To the left as viewed is a curtain with floral decoration and possibly a window. Murray is dressed in a blue checked jacket, brown pullover, white shirt and blue tie. He is painted wearing spectacles.
Kenneth Murray was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979.
Kenneth Murray was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979.
Transcription
Stultiens
Object history
Presented by Noreen Murray FRS and Ken Murray FRS, 2010.
The possibility that the works would be presented to the Society was a suggestion from Noreen Murray in March 2010: “our portraits...by the artist who did the portrait of Aaron Klug (former President of the Royal Society...it would be nice if both could come to the Royal Society. We are very happy about this, wherever they reside.” [e-mail, Noreen Murray to Alison Pemberton, Royal Society Director of Development, 1 March 2010. Royal Society Provenance File].
One of a pair of portraits by Jeff Stultiens, the other of Noreen Murray.
The possibility that the works would be presented to the Society was a suggestion from Noreen Murray in March 2010: “our portraits...by the artist who did the portrait of Aaron Klug (former President of the Royal Society...it would be nice if both could come to the Royal Society. We are very happy about this, wherever they reside.” [e-mail, Noreen Murray to Alison Pemberton, Royal Society Director of Development, 1 March 2010. Royal Society Provenance File].
One of a pair of portraits by Jeff Stultiens, the other of Noreen Murray.
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