Washington B. Cooper - Tennessee State Museum

Tennessee State Museum

Record No:	1.844
Subject:	Cooper, Washington B.
Artist:	Cooper, Washington B.
Date:	1885
Media:	Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:	Frame 25 X 29.50
Location:	TN State Museum 505 Deadrick Street. Nashville, TN 37243 Web Contact: TN State Museum

History:	Self-portrait of Washington B. Cooper painted in 1885. Frame and portrait in very good condition.
Notes:	Washington Bogart Cooper (1802-1888) painted this self-portrait in 1885. He had no formal training as an artist, yet he is known as "the man of a thousand portraits." According to his account books, he averaged 35 to 40 portraits for the years 1837-1846. The Tn Historical Society commissioned Cooper to paint many prominent citizens including every Governor of TN except Joseph McMinn and Andrew Johnson.
Categories:	Portrait paintings; Men; Artists.