West Virginia Portraits Collection, ca. 1845-1960 A&M 0030

West Virginia Portraits Collection, ca. 1845-1960 A&M 0030


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
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URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0030
Title
West Virginia Portraits Collection ca. 1845-1960
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196426
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 33 items
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
An artificial collection composed of portraits in the West Virginia University Libraries and West Virginia and Regional History Center of historical West Virginia subjects dating from approximately the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. Includes portraits of political and military figures, and West Virginia University presidents.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Portraits Collection, A&M 0030, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

An artificial collection composed of portraits in the West Virginia University Libraries and West Virginia and Regional History Center of historical West Virginia subjects dating from approximately the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. Includes portraits of political and military figures, and West Virginia University presidents. Some of these paintings have been transferred to the WVU Art Museum.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Art and artists
  • Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
  • Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863

Container List

title: Howard Mason Gore; artist: Z.E. Talbert; medium: oil/canvas; size: 42 x 34; notes: WV Governor
1930
title: Dr. Simone Bollivar Chandler; artist: Raymond Stoker; medium: oil/canvas; size: 27 x 20; notes: WVU Gross Anatomy Chairman
1957
title: Nelson Evans Whittaker; artist: Morgan Rhees; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 22; notes: Whittaker Iron Works, Wheeling
ca. 1900
title: John Roscoe Turner; artist: Bertha Fanning Taylor; medium: oil/canvas; size: 42 x 31; notes: WVU President
1944
title: Portrait of a Woman; artist: Bertha Fanning Taylor; medium: oil/canvas; size: 30 x 23; notes: Mrs. J.R. Turner (?)
ca. 1944
title: Alexander Glass [1854-1941]; artist: B. Gordon; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 22; notes: Wheeling Steel Executive
ca. 1940
title: Thomas E. Hodges; artist: Williams; medium: oil/canvas; size: 27 x 22; notes: WVU President
ca. 1920
title: Colonel Richard Ellsworth Fast; artist: [George?] Kossuth; medium: oil/canvas; size: 30 x 24; notes: WVU Professor of American History and Political Science
ca. 1922
title: Henry Gassaway Davis; artist: Peter Dieterich; medium: oil/canvas; size: 30 x 25; notes: US Senator
1913
title: General Joseph E. Johnston ; artist: Thaddeus B. Welch; medium: oil/canvas; size: 25 1/4 x 21 1/4; notes: Confederate General
ca. 1865
title: James Madison Byrnside [1814-1873]; artist: Mrs. Joseph Cherard; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 24; notes: Monroe County, WV
ca. 1850
title: Elizabeth Peters Byrnside [1816-1868]; artist: Mrs. Joseph Cherard; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 24; notes: Mrs. J.M. Byrnside
ca. 1850
title: Samuel Grove Chadwick [or French Ensor Chadwick?]; artist: David Gilmour Blythe; medium: oil/canvas; size: 36 x 27; notes: n/a
ca. 1850
title: French Ensor Chadwick; artist: J.A. Cook; medium: watercolor/paper/canvas; size: 27 x 20 1/2; notes: n/a
1885
title: Waitman T. Willey; artist: David Gilmour Blythe; medium: oil/canvas; size: 36 x 27; notes: US Senator, Father of WV
ca. 1850
title: Mrs. Waitman T. Willey [?]; artist: David Gilmour Blythe; medium: oil/canvas; size: unknown; notes: n/a
ca. 1850
title: Jackson Family portrait, male; artist: American school; medium: oil/canvas; size: 30 x 25; notes: Harrison County, George W. Jackson estate
ca. 1845
title: Jackson Family portrait, female; artist: American school; medium: oil/canvas; size: 30 x 25 1/4; notes: Harrison County, George W. Jackson estate
ca. 1855
title: Woman in Red Dress/Robe; artist: Unknown; medium: oil/canvas; size: 24 x 20; notes: n/a
ca. 1870
title: Man with Beard and Bowtie; artist: Unknown; medium: oil/canvas; size: 29 5/8 x 24 7/8; notes: n/a
ca. 1880
title: Alexander Martin; artist: Unknown; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 22; notes: WVU's 1st President
ca. 1870
title: General Thomas J. Jackson; artist: American School; medium: oil/canvas; size: 25 1/2 x 21 3/8; notes: Civil War General
ca. 1863
title: George W. Jackson; artist: W.H. Anderson; medium: pastel; size: 22 1/2 x 17 1/4; notes: Jackson Fuel Company, Clarksburg
ca. 1960
title: Mrs. George W. Jackson; artist: W.H. Anderson; medium: pastel ; size: 21 1/2 x 17 1/4; notes: n/a
ca. 1960
title: Mary Jackson; artist: Robert R. Young; medium: oil/canvas; size: 24 x 20; notes: n/a
ca. 1960
title: Julie Jackson; artist: Robert R. Young; medium: pastel; size: 18 x 23 3/4; notes: n/a
ca. 1960
title: Portrait of a Young Woman ; artist: Eleazer H. Miller ; medium: oil/canvas; size: 24 x 20; notes: n/a
1897
title: Daniel B. Purinton; artist: Robert S. Meryman; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 24; notes: WVU President
ca. 1920
title: Thomas E. Hodges; artist: Robert S. Meryman; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 24; notes: WVU President
ca. 1920
title: Eli Marsh Turner; artist: Robert S. Meryman; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 24; notes: WVU President
ca. 1920
title: James L. Goodknight; artist: Robert S. Meryman; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 24; notes: WVU President
ca. 1920
title: Jerome Hall Raymond; artist: Robert S. Meryman; medium: oil/canvas; size: 28 x 24; notes: WVU President
ca. 1920
title: William Lyne Wilson; artist: Flavius J. Fisher; medium: oil/canvas; size: 30 x 25; notes: WVU President
ca. 1895