Portrait #513

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:McManus, Samuel
  • Artist:Cooper, Washington Bogart
  • Date Created:mid 1800s
  • Owner/Location:Grand Lodge of TN Free & Accepted Masons 100 7th Ave. N. Nashville, TN 37203 615-255-2625
  • Frame Dimensions:44 x 38
  • Image Dimensions:35.5 x 28
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  • Materials/Media:oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:9/30/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:White hair, unruly, combed back to reveal a high forehead with receding hairline on eithe side. Dark suit and tie with white shirt under red and gold Masonic stole with 5 visible stars. A red sash across his chest is held in place by another star on his right shoulder. Right hand visible.
  • History:Restored in 2011 sponsored by the B.V.E.N. Lodge No. 560. The artist, Washington Bogart Cooper, was commissioned to paint most of the Grand Masters, which explains the approximate date of Claiborne's portrait.
  • Notes:Masonic years 1838-1839...Under glass.