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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Reece Museum - East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee | ||
Accession Number
1970.18
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| Subject/Title: | Reece, B. Carroll | |
| Artist: | Gordon, Boris B. | |
| Date Created: | 1955 | |
| Owner/Location: | Reece Museum East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 48" x 38" | |
| Image Dimensions: | 40" x 30" | |
| Materials/Media: | Acrylic on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 1 June 2008 | |
| Condition: | Excellent | |
| Description: | B. Carroll Reece is seated in a blue armchair at a desk with a green blotter. His hands rest upon papers on top of the desk. He is looking at the viewer while wearing a white shirt, brown suit and 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. |