Branson, Lloyd, 1853-1925

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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.

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“Knoxville, 1791” (broadside) includes a b/w printed image of Lloyd Branson’s painting of the Knoxville Blockhouse and text of the law authorizing the establishment of Knoxville as the capital of the new Southwest Territory “Presented by Boyd W. Cox” (1949)

Scope and Contents Volume containing handwritten minutes, rules, lists of members of the Knoxville Anti-Tobacco Society, John Boyington (Boynton), chief. 1871-1874. Page 47 contains a note about member Lloyd Branson and his painting. Also contains temperance pledges from Barnett’s Schoolhouse Volunteer Band of Hope, May 1878 (with list of names); and Heiskell’s Station Sunday School Temperance Band, August 1889 (lists names). Volume also includes handwritten comments (or essays) about the Presidents of the...

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Lloyd Branson, painter at easel with self-portrait. B&W 2.5x3.5” + one copy photograph. Lloyd Branson painted the Taylor family at Greenwood in 1873.

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Lloyd Branson photograph of Madonna and Child. Sepia print of woman and baby, mounted on matte backing; signed in pencil.

Scope and Contents From the estate of Harold Carl Frincke, gift of Alexine Thomas Frincke Dempster and Harold Carl Frincke, Jr. Includes four pastel portraits possibly by Flavius Fisher, framed (Charles James McClung, Charles McClung Thomas, Charles McClung and Matthew McClung); hair pin (Hugh Lawson McClung, CSA --on loan from McClung Collection to ETHS Museum); handkerchief and lace head dress (Margaret McClung; black ‘thread lace’ shawl (Margaret Cowan McClung); flannel petticoat (Charles Thomas McClung);...

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National Academy of Design first-prize silver medal awarded to Lloyd Branson, 1875. The medal was designed by William Barber, chief engraver of the U.S. Mint, and cast by the U.S. Mint for the National Academy of Design in silver and in bronze. 2 1/2” diameter. Silver was given to the first-prize winner; bronze to the second. In leather case with blue satin lining, Tiffany & Co., New York. (Case is damaged; in two pieces.)

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Color copy photograph of painting, Knoxville Blockhouse by Lloyd Branson.

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Portrait of Adelia Armstrong by Lloyd Branson.

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An informative pamphlet about a 3’6” x 6’8” painting by Lloyd Branson titled “Sycamore Shoals” The painting depicts the departure on October 1, 1780 of the militia heading to King’s Mountain. A photo of the painting along with a description of its history is inside.

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One box of Taylor photograph albums and scrapbooks including the following: 7 photograph albums; 2 postcard albums; 4 scrapbooks including one labeled “Historical Scraps, F.W. Taylor, Jr.” ; and 22 loose photographs including 1 carte de visite of Lloyd Branson.