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Miniature Portrait of Gen. G.P. Thruston

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File Name	shades_tsm_0025.jpg
Creator	Calvert, Peter Ross
Title	Miniature Portrait of Gen. G.P. Thruston
Date	circa 1875
Genre	Paintings
Material/Technique	Watercolor on ivory
Description	Oval miniature painting of a man in young middle age, shown in bust view, facing to his left, with light brown hair and mustache, wearing a light-colored jacket, white shirt with pointed standing collar, and silk cravat.
Historical note	Artist Peter Ross Calvert (1855-1931), an Englishman, studied art in London before arriving in Nashville in the 1870s. He specialized in portrait miniatures and photography. This painting shows Brigadier General Gates P. Thruston, a Union veteran of Stones River and Chickamauga who settled in Nashville and began a law practice after the Civil War. Thruston, a collector of art, antiquities, and geological specimens, became a leader in the cultural community. He was active in founding the Nashville Art Association and a leading member of the Tennessee Historical Society. He took a leading role in the historical exhibitions at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and was an honored speaker at Civil War reunions of the 1890s.
Subject	Thruston, Gates Phillips, 1835-1912 -- Portraits; Portrait miniatures, American
Theme	Building a Future Through Opportunity
Story	Gates P. Thruston
Tags	Artists; Tennessee Historical Society; Nashville Art Association
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Nashville
Time period	1870-79
Contributing Institution	Tennessee State Museum
Rights	Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Tennessee State Museum.
Type	Still image
Format	image/jpg
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,148
Archival file	shades11/shades_tsm_0025.jpg