Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Bennett Harvie Branscomb 1894 - 1998
  • Artist:Paul Trebilcock
  • Date Created:1955
  • Owner/Location:Vanderbilt University
  • Image Dimensions:45 1/2" x 33 1/2"
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  • Materials/Media:oil on canvas
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Chancellor Branscomb in academic gown and hood sitting with elbows on arms of chair with clasped hands raised chest high.
  • History:This portrait was commissioned by the Vanderbilt Board of Trust in 1954 and acquired in 1956.
  • Notes:Harvie Branscomb served as Chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1946 - 1963. Branscomb Quadrangle was named in honor of Chancellor Branscomb and his wife, Margaret Vaughan Branscomb (1896 - 1992).