Portrait #1684

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Ledbetter, (Mrs.) Allie Richardson Byrn
  • Artist:Westfield, Max
  • Date Created:1954
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Image Dimensions:40 x 33
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  • Materials/Media:Oil
  • Date Documented:10 September 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Three-quarter view of subject seated in an armchair and facing three-quarter left. She is wearing a blue, scooped-necked dress with three-quarter sleeves and a matching belt with metal buckle. Her arsm are resting on the arms of the chair and both hands fall loosely over the ends. She has short, light brown hair, and her blue eyes are looking directly at the viewer. She is wearing a single strand of pearls, and no other jewelry is visible. The background is a dusty dark rose.
  • Notes:Born 24 June 1903, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Died 16 April 1995 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Subject is mother of owner.