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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Accession #16.4  |
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| Subject/Title: | Portrait of Bessie Vance | |
| Artist: | Katherine (Kate) Augusta Carl, American, b. ca. 1850-1938 |
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| Date Created: | ca. 1890 | |
| Owner/Location: | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200 |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 58 3/8" x 44 3/4" | |
| Image Dimensions: | 48 1/8" x 34" | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 31 May 2008 | |
| Condition: | Good | |
| Description: | Three-quarter length portrait of woman slightly angled to the right. She is dressed in a black cloak and black top hat with maroon fabric accenting the neck clasp, shoulder, and brim of the hat. The woman is wearing brown gloves and carrying a bow in her proper left hand. Mottled dark background. |
| History of Work: | Signed: LL: K. A. Carl. Artist was born in Memphis and returned periodically in the late 19th century. |
| Notes: | Sitter is Memphis Brooks Museum of Art founder, painted before her marriage to Samuel Brooks.
Provenance: Gift of the sitter. - Gift of Mrs. Samuel Hamilton Brooks Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only. |