K.H. Bird (American, Contemporary)

"North Light." Acrylic on canvas, depicting famous North Lighthouse, Block Island, RI, signed and titled on the back stretcher, framed in rustic folk art frame, overall 16 ⅛" x 16 ⅛". Provenance: private collection, Pittsburgh, PA, acquired from the artist in 2012.

image 11 ⅜" x11 ⅜"

Block Island North Light (Lighthouse), built in 1867, is a historic lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island (New Shoreham). The building is made of brown granite. The tower is octagonal in shape, 55 feet (17 m) in height, and provides a focal plane height of 61 feet (19 m).
The first light on the site was built in 1829. The current structure at Sandy Point is the fourth lighthouse built on the site and was made of granite and iron in 1867. The light was deactivated in 1973 and United States Fish and Wildlife Service acquired the lighthouse. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Following much renovation by the North Light Commission, it was relighted in 1989, and a museum opened on the first floor in 1993. Then, in 2008 the light underwent restoration at Georgetown Ironworks in Massachusetts and was returned in 2009. Finally, on 23 October 2010, a relighting ceremony took place.

Condition: Very good.