Accession #RS96.4.1

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Portrait of Byrd Rhea Robinson, Ann Rhea and Sarah Rhea Hallowes
  • Artist:Unknown Artist
  • Date Created:19th Century
  • Owner/Location:Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200
  • Frame Dimensions:85 3/8" x 71 3/4"
  • Image Dimensions:58 1/2" x 44 7/8"
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:31 May 2008
  • Condition:Poor
  • Description:Frontal full-length portrait of three young girls wearing green, white, and pink dresses with wide sashes. The girl in the middle is holding a basket of flowers and the girls to her sides are clasping her hands. They are set against a mottled brown background
  • Notes:Sitters were the daughters of Maj. Byrd S. Rhea and Lucy Ransom Rhea (Lucy originally from Murfreesboro, Tennessee). Provenance: Given by a descendant of the family. Bequest of Sarah Rhea Robinson Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only.