Accession Number 1970.19

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Reece, Louise Goff
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:unknown
  • Owner/Location:Reece Museum East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:50 1/4" x 36 3/4"
  • Image Dimensions:40" x 30"
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:1970
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Three-quarter length portrait of Louise Goff. She is seated, wearing a pink sleeveless dress and holding a dog. Her torso is turned toward the right side of the painting but both the woman and the dog look out toward the viewer.
  • History:Gift to the museum from Louise Goff Reece.
  • Notes:Louise Goff Reece (1898-1970), wife of longtime East Tennessee Congressman B. Carroll Reece, was herself a member of the U. S. House of Representatives (1961-1963), making three generations of the Goff family to serve in Congress. The B. Carroll Reece Museum was established as a tribute to her husband. Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the Reece Museum.