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File Name	shades_tsm_0003.tif
Creator	Dury, George
Title	Portrait of W.G. Brownlow
Alternate Title	Governor William Gannaway Brownlow
Date	1866
Genre	Paintings
Material/Technique	Oil on canvas
Description	Full length portrait of William G. Brownlow standing in front of a red chair while gesturing toward the United States flag.
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.
Subject	Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 -- Portraits; Governors -- Tennessee
Theme	Capturing the Flag Walking a Fine Line
Story	Susan Brownlow Artists Overview
Geographic Location	United States
Time period	1860-1869
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/jp2
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,58
Archival file	shades11/shades_tsm_0003.tif