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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait
#1521
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| Subject/Title: | Joy, Susan Bransford (self-portrait) |
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| Artist: | Joy, Susan Bransford | |
| Date Created: | ca. 1928 | |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection | |
| Frame Dimensions: | 27 x 25 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 21 1/4 x 18 1/2 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 1 July 2008 | |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Description: | Bust-length of dark-haired woman facing three-quarter right with her eyes turned to look toward her left and to the right of the viewer. She is wearing a light-colored jacket over a red shirt or dress with a gold collar. |
| History of Work: | Susan Bransford Joy, (1903-1960, born in Nashville, was an artist. She studied at the Chicago Institute of Art and then in Paris, France. |
| Notes: | The portrait was inherited by the current owner's husband (now deceased) from his aunt, Susan Bransford Joy. |