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  • Record No:81.235
  • Subject/Title:Smith, James Allen
  • Artist:Branson, Lloyd
  • Date Created:1911
  • Owner/Location:TN State Museum 505 Deadrick Street. Nashville, TN 37243 Web Contact: TN State Museum
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  • Image Dimensions:30 X 25
  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas.
  • Notes:James Allen Smith (1850-1920), the son of Burgess Smith came to Knoxville, TN from Atlanta, GA in 1873 and began a successful business career. He married Lillie Powell, daughter of Col. Columbus Powell in 1878. In 1883, he organized and built City Mills, later called J. Allen Smith & Co. which became one of the largest flour mills in the South.
  • Categories:Portrait paintings; Business; Men.