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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Vanderbilt Collection - Kirkland Hall | ||
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| Subject/Title: | William Scott Vaughn 1902 - 1996 |
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| Artist: | Ann Street | |
| Date Created: | 1986 | |
| Owner/Location: | Vanderbilt University | |
| Frame Dimensions: | ||
| Image Dimensions: | 40" x 31 1/2" | |
| Materials/Media: | oil on canvas | |
| Condition: | Excellent | |
| Description: | Mr. Vaughn is sitting in a brown chair wearing a light blue suit, white shirt and blue stripped tie. His clasped hands rest on his crossed knees. |
| History of Work: | This portrait was commissioned by Vanderbilt's Board of Trust in 1986. It hangs in Kirkland Hall on the campus. |
| Notes: | A 1923 alumnus, William S. Vaughn was the first Vanderbilt student to accomplish a straight ""A"" record. He went on to earn further degrees at Rice Institute in Houston and as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. Upon returning to the U.S. in 1928, he began work for Eastman Kodak, a career that lasted forty-five years. Before retiring in 1973, he has served as president and chairman of the board. A Trustee on the Vanderbilt Board of Trust for forty-three years, he served as its president from 1968 - 1975. |