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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Accession #16.1  |
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| Subject/Title: | Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Hamilton Brooks | |
| Artist: | Cecilia Beaux, American, 1855-1942 |
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| Date Created: | 1911 | |
| Owner/Location: | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200 |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 52 3/8" x 39 3/8" | |
| Image Dimensions: | 47 3/4" x 35" | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 31 May 2008 | |
| Condition: | Good | |
| Description: | Frontal ankle-length portrait of a woman seated at a black wooden desk with her chin resting on her proper right hand. She is dressed in all white, including a fur stole and hat. A glove is on her left hand. |
| History of Work: | Signed: LL: Cecilia Beaux. |
| Notes: | Sitter is one of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art founders. Brooks was a prominent Memphis family in the late 19th - early 20th century.
Provenance: Gift of the sitter. - Gift of Mrs. Samuel Hamilton Brooks Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only. |