Thomas Ormsby Stokes

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Thomas Ormsby Stokes

Entry/Object ID

Stokes, Thomas Ormsby

Description

Subject facing slightly right and looking directly at viewer. He is wearing a dark jacket over a dark vest with a visible chain attached to vest button. His shirt is white, and his tie is a pattern of reds and blues. His hair is light brown and parted on his right.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Avent, Mayna Treanor, 1868-1959

Date made

1915 - 1925

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Subject was born on December 25, 1889 and died on January 16, 1930. He was raised at Breezemont on the Stokes Farm on Hillsboro Road, Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Princeton and Columbia University Law School. He married Katherine Hickman and practiced law in St. Louis prior to his death.

Create Date

October 15, 2026

Update Date

October 15, 2026