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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Accession #16.3  |
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| Subject/Title: | Portrait of Mr. Samuel Brooks | |
| Artist: | William Browning Cooper, American, 1811-1900 |
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| Date Created: | ca. 1885 | |
| Owner/Location: | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200 |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 39 3/8" x 34 1/4" | |
| Image Dimensions: | 29 7/8" x 24 5/8" | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 31 May 2008 | |
| Condition: | Good | |
| Description: | Half length portrait of a man, angled left, with dark brown side swept hair. He is wearing a formal white shirt and vest, with his collar turned upward, and a black coat and black neck tie. Plain dark background. |
| History of Work: | Unsigned. Artist lived and worked in Memphis 1846-1853. Kept a studio there through the 1880s after relocating to Nashville. Portrait is painted after an earlier miniature. |
| Notes: | Sitter is Memphis Brooks Museum of Art founder.
Provenance: Gift of the second wife of the sitter. Gift of Mrs. Samuel Hamilton Brooks Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only. |