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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
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| 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
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| Story | Susan Brownlow
Artists Overview
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| 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 |
