Nellie Mayes Kirkman

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Nellie Mayes Kirkman

Entry/Object ID

Kirkman, Nellie Mayes

Description

Oval waist-length of a young girl wearing a white dress. A white cloud or mist is in the lower foreground, but the most striking visual element is a scarf or swath of striped fabric colored red, blue, tan, creme, and black draped from her left shoulder across her bust to her waist.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Cooper, Washington Bogart, 1802-1889

Date made

1874 - 1880

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Nellie (Mayes) Kirkman was born on July 30, 1866 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, the daughter of Sam Mayes and Mary (Porter) Mayes. She was married to Norman Kirkman (1860–1926).

Create Date

July 28, 2026

Update Date

July 28, 2026