Portrait #1324

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:McClung, Calvin M.
  • Artist:De France, M.
  • Date Created:unknown
  • Owner/Location:University of Tennessee - President's Office (McClung Museum)
  • Frame Dimensions:36 x 36
  • Image Dimensions:25 x 33 oval
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:15 May 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Waist-length of young man seated in an ornate gold-trimmed red upholstered chair and facing slightly left. He is looking directly at the viewer and wearing a black top coat over white vest, stiff high-collared shirt, and large black bow tie. His left hand is visible with white cuff showing below the sleeve and resting on the arm of the chair. His curly dark hair falls over the visible ear and a curl is on his left forehead.
  • History:Unsigned and undated. Gift of John W. Green. McClung Museum Accession #1/94
  • Notes:Courtesy of McClung Museum - reproduction only by request.