B. Carroll Reece - Kesslere, Malliard

National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

Reece Museum - East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee
		Accession Number 1965.12.87
Subject/Title:	Reece, B. Carroll
Artist:	Kesslere, Malliard
Date Created:	unknown
Owner/Location:	Reece Museum East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
Frame Dimensions:	31 5/8" x W-25 1/2"
Image Dimensions:
Materials/Media:	Pastel on paper
Date Documented:	1 June 2008
Condition:	Excellent

Description:	Waist length portrait of B. Carroll Reece. His torso is turned slightly, but he is looking straight at the viewer. He is wearing a brown jacket, white shirt and black tie.
History of Work:	Gift to the museum from Louise Goff Reece.
Notes:	B. Carroll Reece represented Tennessee's First Congressional District in Congress from 1921-1931, then 1933-1947. Reece served as a senator from 1951 until his death in 1961. The B. Carroll Reece Museum was established as a tribute to the memory of First District Congressman B. Carroll Reece and as a "storehouse of knowledge . . . for the use of the University's students and the citizens of the state." Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the Reece Museum.