An old woman with grey hair seated, facing right, wearing a purple flowered blouse and a purple skirt, three strands of pearls and amethyst earrings. One arm is resting on the arm of the chair and the other is in her lap.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Trabue, Mellicent Prichard McKee, 1916-2000
Date made
1970
Notes
This portrait was commissioned by Knox Polk (Van Zandt) of her mother. Mellicent Trabue was Knox's first cousin and Virginia's niece. Mellicent's father (Joseph Gibson Prichard) and Virginia were brother and sister.
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Virginia Prichard was born on June 18, 1894, in Nashville to William J. Prichard and Mary Gibson Prichard. She married James Knox Polk Jr. and they had at least 2 children. She died in 1980 in New Orleans and is buried in Polk Cemetery in Bolivar, Tennessee.
