Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Branson, Lloyd |
Title |
Ellen McClung Berry |
Medium |
oil paint on canvas |
Date |
1920 |
Description |
Lloyd Branson (Union County, Tennessee 1853-1925 Knoxville) Ellen McClung Berry, 1920 Oil on canvas 59 5/8 x 47 1/2 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 1999 gift of Dr. and Mrs. Aubra Branson One of Knoxville's first professional painters, Lloyd Branson excelled at portraiture of distinguished local figures and scenes of outdoor life in East Tennessee. Here he portrays Ellen McClung (1894-1992) who was born into one of Knoxville's leading families. Married in 1928, she and her husband Thomas Berry became major patrons of the arts in Knoxville and funded projects including the commissioning of Carl Milles' bronze sculptural fountain Europa and the Bull on the campus of the University of Tennessee. Here, McClung appears in her debutante gown presumably in her family's home at 1111 Circle Park, now part of the University of Tennessee Campus, with a scenic view of the Smoky Mountains in the distance. |
Catalog Number |
1999.01.01 |
Search Terms |
Portrait paintings Portraits Women Windows Oil paintings Paintings Canvas Nicholson Art League |
Credit line |
gift of Dr. and Mrs. Aubra Branson |