Portrait of W.G. Brownlow
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File Name |
shades_tsm_0003.tif |
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Creator |
Dury, George |
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Title |
Portrait of W.G. Brownlow |
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Alternate Title |
Governor William Gannaway Brownlow |
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Date |
1866 |
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Genre |
Paintings |
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Material/Technique |
Oil on canvas |
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Description |
Full length portrait of William G. Brownlow standing in front of a red chair while gesturing toward the United States flag. |
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Historical note |
Professional artists dependent upon wealthy patrons risked losing business as a result of partisan attitudes. Some left Tennessee, moving either north or further south to avoid having to take sides publicly.Those who stayed carefully toed the line of neutrality, like painter-photographer George Dury, who painted figures from both sides of the war. The Reconstruction Legislature also funded the bust-length portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. Dury was paid $1,000 for the portrait of Brownlow and $225 for the portrait of Lincoln. Both portraits hung in the Tennessee State Capitol. During the Civil War period, Dury also painted Jefferson Davis, Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard [CSA], Gen. William Rosecrans [USA], Gen. George Thomas [USA], and Andrew Johnson. |
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Subject |
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 -- Portraits; Governors -- Tennessee |
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Theme |
Capturing the Flag
Walking a Fine Line |
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Story |
Susan Brownlow
Artists Overview |
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Geographic Location |
United States |
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Time period |
1860-1869 |
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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. |
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Type |
Still image |
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Format |
image/jp2 |
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Contributing Institution |
Tennessee State Museum |
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Digital Publisher |
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
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Reference URL |
http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,58 |
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Archival file |
shades11/shades_tsm_0003.tif |
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