Patricia Potter McDonald

Painting

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Name/Title

Patricia Potter McDonald

Entry/Object ID

McDonald, Patricia Potter

Description

Young girl, aged 5-6, in a light blue short-sleeved dress and matching headband. She has shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes. She is holding a small black dog in her arms. The work is signed in the lower right corner.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Potter, Bertha Herbert, 1895-1949

Notes

Artist is the subject's mother.

General Notes

Note

Patricia Potter was born in 128 to Ed Potter and Bertha Herbert Potter. She married William David Haggard in 1949 and had two children. She later married Robertson McDonald and had two more children. Patricia attended Ward-Belmont College and was a member of St. George's Episcopal Church, the Centennial Club, Belle Meade Country Club, and Deer Park Garden Club. She also co-founded Sailair Travel Agency. She sat on the Board of Directors for Commerce Union Bank, and was the first woman to serve in that role She died in 2024

Create Date

August 15, 2026

Update Date

August 15, 2026