Kristin Nelson Giclée "Lombard St.", 2002

Item Details

Kristin Nelson (American, 1945 – 2018)
Lombard St., 2002
Giclée on paper
Signed to the lower right
Artist’s proof, marked “AP” to the lower right corner

Kristin Nelson was an American Primitive painter, actor, and author, and sister to actor Mark Harmon. Nelson began painting at seventeen after President Kennedy’s assassination moved her to paint When the Kennedys were in the White House. Her painting career took a back seat to her acting career when, after her 1963 marriage to actor and musician Ricky Nelson, she joined the cast of the family television show The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. Nelson rekindled her passion for painting in the late 1980s, and it continued to be her main focus throughout her life. Her brightly colored paintings are notable for their flattened perspective, often depicting many figures, and have been likened to works by Primitive artist Grandma Moses. Nelson came into national prominence when a painting of the White House was purchased by former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. A full size coffee table book of Nelson’s paintings titled Out Of My Mind was published in 1999.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- minor abrasions to the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; image measures 11.5" W x 23.0" H.

Item #

ITMG382130