Dr. John Royal Harris - Spannagel, Alice

National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

Cumberland University - Lebanon, Tennessee
		Portrait #1842

Subject/Title:	Harris, Dr. John Royal
Artist:	Spannagel, Alice
Date Created:	unknown
Owner/Location:	Cumberland University One Cumberland Square Lebanon, TN 37087 Web Contact: Cumberland University
Frame Dimensions:	27 x 23.5
Image Dimensions:	19.25 x 15.25
Materials/Media:	Oil on Canvas
Date Documented:	7 March 2011
Condition:	Good

Description:	Bust length of subject facing three-quarter right and wearing an academic cap and gown. The tassel on the cap is gold and there is a red band around his neck, possibly connected to his academic hood. He is wearing what appears to be a pince-nez, since there is no apparent ear-piece going from his glasses to his left ear, and his blue eyes are looking directly at the viewer. The background is mottled green.
History:	The artist's signature is clearly seen at the lower right of the portrait.
Notes:	9th President of Cumberland University, Dr. John Royal Harris, served as University President from 1922 until his death in 1926. He was a prohibitionist, Freemason, member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, and an ordained minister. Under President Harris' care, the student body doubled in size; the first dormitory for women was built; and Greek life flourished.