ETHS Press Release on John Porter McCowan portrait
Collection
Identifier: MM.2022.001
Scope and Contents
Press release by the East Tennessee Historical Society on the results of sending the John Porter McCowan portrait to Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Temperature Materials Laboratory for infrared study. The infrared camera revealed an underpainting of watermill landscape. The underpainting further supports suspicion the unsigned portrait was painted by Lloyd Branson.
Dates
- 2006
Conditions Governing Use
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
General
Includes CD-ROM with the scan of the painting as well as original files for the press release.
- Branson, Lloyd, 1853-1925 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McCowan, John Porter, 1815-1879 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Portraits Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
Contact:
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
