Betsy May Stern

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Betsy May Stern

Entry/Object ID

Stern, Betsy May

Description

Head and shoulders image of the subject. She is a young woman with brown hair. She is wearing a white shirt and, while facing away, she has her head turned to face the viewer.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Routon, David Franklin, 1931-2020

Date made

2008 - 2009

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Betsy May was born in Nashville in about 1933 to Daniel May and Dorothy Fishel May, whose family owned the May Hosiery Mill. She graduated from University School of Nashville in 1951. She married Walter Phillips Stern in 1958 and they had three children.

Create Date

October 15, 2026

Update Date

October 15, 2026