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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Parthenon - Metro Parks & Recreation - Nashville, Tennessee | ||
Portrait #1348  |
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| Subject/Title: | Leech, Faith Harris | |
| Artist: | Hergesheimer, Ella Sophonisba (1873-1943) |
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| Date Created: | 1920 | |
| Owner/Location: | Parthenon Metro Parks & Recreation 2600 W End Ave Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 862-8431 |
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| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 27 May 2008 | |
| Condition: | Excellent | |
| Description: | Portrait is of a young girl facing three-quarter left and seated on an upholstered chaise in front of a blue-curtained window. She is wearing a long white dress with short sleeves and a square neckline and is sitting on what might be a red shawl. Her hands are braced on the chaise, with only her right hand visible. Her dark brown hair is parted on her right and pulled up behind her head, and she is looking directly at the viewer. |
| History of Work: | Signed lower right "Sophonisba Hergesheimer 1920." |
| Notes: | Gift of Corra White Harris Accession 36.1.01 Image © The Parthenon. Reproduction by permission only. |