Name/Title
Celia James RidleyEntry/Object ID
Ridley, Celia James2Description
Bust length portrait of a young woman with neck-length curly red hair and brown eyes.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Ridley, Evelyn S., 1913-1995Date made
1965Notes
Portrait painted by subject's mother. Painting won first place at the Tennessee State Fair, 1964. Original painting burned in a fire at the fair pavilion and this is a re-paint of the originalGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Celia James Ridley was born in 1939 to Campbell Ridley Sr. and Evelyn Shapard Ridley. She attended Vanderbilt University and resided in Memphis as late as 2007.Create Date
October 4, 2026Update Date
October 4, 2026