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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #90 |
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| Subject/Title: | Powell, Charles |
| Artist: | Reynolds, C. L. |
| Date Created: | 1879 |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection |
| Frame Dimensions: | 56 x 44 |
| Image Dimensions: | 47 x 34 |
| Materials/Media: | oil on canvas |
| Date Documented: | 7/10/2003 |
| Condition: | Good |
| Description: | Full-length frontal of a young boy, age 5 or 6, dressed black holding a hat in his right hand. His left hand rests on a red wooden tricycle that features a horse's head on the front. The setting is outdoors. The subject is standing next to an open low wall or balustrade. |
| History: | Purchased from Mrs. Shephard Greene, Jr., who was given the work by Minnie Sue Williams. The subject lived in Neely's Bend and this is likely a posthumous work as the child reportedly died at a young age. The artist was a Civil War veteran and is listed in several Nashville City Directories. |
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