Accession Number 1965.12.87

Additional Details

  • 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"
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  • 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: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.