Art and artists

Scope and Contents 1. Catherine Wiley slide show (51 slides, 3 sheets) 2. Catherine Wiley (1962 slides of paintings) 3. Catherine Wiley (June 1986 slides of paintings) (pre-restoration slides) 4. Knoxville and East Tennessee Artists (slide show) (76 slides) (list, some slides missing) 5. Knoxville Museum of Art exhibit, “A Gilded Age, Knoxville Artists, 1875-1925” SC co-curator, David Babelay, took slides with permission of KMA Jan. 1996 as exhibit closed 6. Copy slides of paintings from the Tennessee State...

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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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Jonesborough, Tenn. watercolor landscape painting on cardstock, depicting various figures and animals harvesting a crop of wheat and engaging in various activities. Titled "THE HARVESTERS" in lower middle Signed Elizabeth E. George (lower left) "Jonesboro F. Academy Feb. 1838-9" (lower right)

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Three small paintings of the Great Smoky Mountains by Margaret Nine (1930- 2007) of Knoxville. Two of the Chimneys; one of the view from Morton Overlook. Ms. Nine was a Fellow of the National Association of Miniature Artisans and a member of the National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts. Her husband, Arthur DeForrest Nine, preceded her in death. Both are buried in Highland Cemetery, Knoxville.

Scope and Contents Oil portrait of Rand Walburn (d. 1919) Knoxville artist from 1905 until his death. Rand Walburn was married to Bertha Roth Walburn (later Mrs. Harold Clark) founder of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Folder contains newspaper clipping (undated) from art exhibit in Knoxville including work by Walburn. Three photographs plus one larger faded photograph of W. S. Barber and Walburn in Barber’s studio while the portrait was being painted. Small watercolor of mountains with name (Robert M?) on...