John Cheairs Mayes

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

John Cheairs Mayes

Entry/Object ID

Mayes, John Cheairs

Description

Half-length portrait of a young boy wearing a red jacket with three buttons down the front and a white lace collar. Subject has short dark brown hair. Black background. Gilt wood frame.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1878 - 1882

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

John Cheairs Mayes was born in 1875 to James Marshall Mayes and Wilmoth Cheairs Mayes. He worked as a traveling salesman for Mauser Brothers of New York. He died of typhoid fever in 1911.

Create Date

August 7, 2026

Update Date

August 7, 2026