World Renowned Artist Takes On Dr. Ralph Stanley
05/09/2008 06:53
International portraitist Kenneth Hari, best known
for fifty years of transforming images of
world-renowned celebrities into masterpieces, has
begun work on a portrait of Bluegrass legend Ralph
Stanley. The preliminary sitting took place on April
10th.
Dr. Stanley's 24"x 30" portrait, scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2008, will be in the permanant collection of the
Dr. Ralph Stanley Museum in Clintwood, Virginia and part of The Kenneth Hari Hitoric Portrait Collection.
Mr. Hari's portraits are in permanent collections at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.; the Vatican Museum, Rome; at Rutgers University, N.J. the National Gallery, Sophia, Bulgaria; Virginia Military Institute, Va; and the National Portrait Gallery, London, England.
Hari's subjects are renowned celebrities in science, medicine, education, arts entertainment, and business as well as many in various fields which represent the next generation. Some of Mr. Hari's works include portraits of James Earl Jones, Dolly Parton, Norman Rockwell, Paul Robeson, Dustin Hoffman, Pablo Casals, and Gene Kelly.
http://www.hari.com www.theworldofkennethhari.com
Dr. Stanley's 24"x 30" portrait, scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2008, will be in the permanant collection of the
Dr. Ralph Stanley Museum in Clintwood, Virginia and part of The Kenneth Hari Hitoric Portrait Collection.
Mr. Hari's portraits are in permanent collections at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.; the Vatican Museum, Rome; at Rutgers University, N.J. the National Gallery, Sophia, Bulgaria; Virginia Military Institute, Va; and the National Portrait Gallery, London, England.
Hari's subjects are renowned celebrities in science, medicine, education, arts entertainment, and business as well as many in various fields which represent the next generation. Some of Mr. Hari's works include portraits of James Earl Jones, Dolly Parton, Norman Rockwell, Paul Robeson, Dustin Hoffman, Pablo Casals, and Gene Kelly.
http://www.hari.com www.theworldofkennethhari.com