Portrait #872

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Stubblefield, Dr. Joseph
  • Artist:Branson, Lloyd
  • Date Created:1913
  • Owner/Location:Museum Center at 5ive Points Cleveland, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:46" x 56"
  • Image Dimensions:34" x 44"
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on Canvas
  • Date Documented:August 2007
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Man wearing dark suit with vest and a white shirt with black necktie. He is seated in a red upholstered armchair with wood trim and is nearly three-quarter visible. His light-colored hair reveals a receding hairline and he is gazing directly at the observer of the portrait. He has a book (probably the Bible) in his right hand resting on his right knee and his left hand is also visible resting on the left arm of the chair.
  • History:Portrait commissioned by alumni of Centenary Female College in Cleveland, Tennessee
  • Notes:Dr. Joseph Stubblefield was a teacher and President of the College from 1885-1905.