Allie Richardson Byrn Ledbetter

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Allie Richardson Byrn Ledbetter

Entry/Object ID

Ledbetter, Allie Byrn

Description

Three-quarter view of subject seated in an armchair and facing three-quarter left. She is wearing a blue, scooped-necked dress with three-quarter sleeves and a matching belt with metal buckle. Her arsm are resting on the arms of the chair and both hands fall loosely over the ends. She has short, light brown hair, and her blue eyes are looking directly at the viewer. She is wearing a single strand of pearls, and no other jewelry is visible. The background is a dusty dark rose.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Westfield, Max, 1882-1971

Date made

1954

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Born 24 June 1903, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Died 16 April 1995 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Married to William Chase Ledbetter Sr, mother of William Chase Ledbetter Jr. Subject is mother of owner.

Create Date

July 30, 2026

Update Date

July 30, 2026