Portrait #1449

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Butler, Hattie M.
  • Artist:Brooks, Susan
  • Date Created:unknown
  • Owner/Location:Morristown-Hamblem Library 417 West Main Street Morristown, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:22 x 26
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:1 June 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Bust-length of subject facing slightly left and looking over her right shoulder to the left of the viewer. Her hair is brown and upswept above her ears and is combed straight back with no part. She is wearing pearl earrings and a dark rose boat-necked dress. The background is predominately blue but with shades of other colors.
  • History:Library room dedicated in memory of Hattie M. Butler.
  • Notes:Hattie M. Butler, Morristown-Hamblen Library Director 1961-1977.