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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Vanderbilt Collection - Kirkland Hall | ||
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| Subject/Title: | William H. Vanderbilt III 1901 - 1981 |
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| Artist: | Ellen Emmet Rand | |
| Date Created: | 1939 | |
| Owner/Location: | Vanderbilt University | |
| Frame Dimensions: | 51 1/2" x 41" | |
| Image Dimensions: | 46" x 36" | |
| Materials/Media: | oil on canvas | |
| Condition: | Excellent | |
| Description: | William H. Vanderbilt III is seated with his left arm resting on a desk and his right hand in his lap. He is wearing a black suit on with a white shirt and red tie. |
| History of Work: | Portrait was a bequest of William Henry Vanderbilt III. |
| Notes: | William H. Vanderbilt III, the great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1939 - 1941 and served on the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust from 1963 - 81. |