Martha Vesta Payne Ward

Painting

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Name/Title

Martha Vesta Payne Ward

Entry/Object ID

Ward, Martha Payne

Description

Portrait of Martha Vesta Payne (1842-1924), mother of the artist and wife of James Pegram Ward (1837-1894). She is seated in a wooden chair with a shawl around her shoulders and draped over the arm of the chair. She is wearing a large black hat, high necked black dress with shear lace around the bodice.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Ward, Nina Belle, 1885-1944

Date made

1909

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Martha Vesta Payne (1842-1924), mother of the artist and wife of James Pegram Ward (1837-1894), moved with her children Alexander Pitzer Ward (1879-1954 and Nina Belle Ward (1885-1944) to 404 Cedar, Chattanooga, Tennessee after the death of her husband in 1894 where she lived until 1922 when she moved to Kalamazoo to live with her daughter Nina.

Created By

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Create Date

September 25, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 25, 2026