Frances Hill Caldwell

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Frances Hill Caldwell

Entry/Object ID

Caldwell, Frances Hill

Description

Seated nearly full-length portrait of a woman in a long, sleeveless light-blue dress with a coral print shawl draped loosely around her back, left shoulder. and arms. Her hair is short, brown, and in the wavy style of the period.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1924 - 1925

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

57 in

Width

43 in

Dimension Description

Canvas

Height

48 in

Width

33 in

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Frances Merritt Hill was born on February 7, 1905, in Nashville to Horace Greeley Hill and May Ella Wilson Hill. She married James Wentworth Caldwell in 1925 and the pair had at least three children. She died on December 5, 1992, and is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.

Create Date

May 25, 2026

Update Date

June 19, 2026