Portrait #883

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:West, Ben (1911-1974)
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:Unknown
  • Owner/Location:Special Collections Division Nashville Public Library 615 Church Street Nashville, TN 37219
  • Frame Dimensions:28 ½ x 24 ½
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:6 August 2007
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Ben West leaning against a chair with his hands on its back. He is wearing a black jacket, blue bow tie, and a white shirt.
  • History:Presented to the library by Ben West, Jr., ca. 1976.
  • Notes:Born in 1911, Ben West attended Cumberland Law School and Vanderbilt University. West served as Mayor of Nashville from 1951 to 1963. He died in 1974.