Sarah Gladys Cheney Williams Overton

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Sarah Gladys Cheney Williams Overton

Entry/Object ID

Overton, Sarah Williams

Description

Oval, nearly frontal bust-length of a woman in white formal dress with a long string of pearls. She is turned very slightly to reveal a right profile. Her dark brown hair is amassed on top of her head and adorned by a single deep pink rose. A lighter pink rose is in the foreground and the bottom edge of the image.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Müller-Ury, Adolfo, 1862-1947

Conservation

Notes

Restored by Sandor Bodo in the early 1980s

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Saidee Williams was born on March 21, 1872, in Nashville to John Phillip Williams and Elizabeth Cheney Williams. She married Jesse Maxwell Overton, and the pair had at least 3 children. She died on October 19, 1963 and is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Create Date

September 23, 2026

Update Date

September 23, 2026