Name/Title
Virginia Knox PolkEntry/Object ID
Polk, Virginia, KnoxDescription
Young woman in a Red Cross uniform, holding gloves in her hands, red background with American flag.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Notes
Commissioned by Knox Polk Van Zandt in 1970s and painted in Italy.General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Virginia Knox Polk was born in Nashville on May 31, 1918, to James K. Polk Jr, and Virginia Prichard Polk. She served in the American Red Cross in the European Theater during World War II. After the war she married Thomas Kelly Van Zandt Jr. She lived in New Orleans from 1955-1995. She died in Nashville in 1995 and is buried in Polk Cemetery in Bolivar, Tennessee.Create Date
September 26, 2026Update Date
September 26, 2026