Willard Keen

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Willard Keen

Entry/Object ID

Keen, Willard

Description

Young man with dark hair parted on his left, wearing a dark jacket and high-collar white shirt with a white cravat. The cravat is decorated with a diamond motif and fastened with a jeweled tie-back.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Clark, M. W.

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Subject was born 1873 and died 1970. Diary of the subject records commission date of portrait at a cost of $10.00. Keen practiced law in Huntsville, TN with James F. Baker, grandfather of U.S Senator Howard Baker. Keen married Esther Walton of Rugby, TN and they had 5 children. Keen was later in the insurance business in Chattanooga.

Create Date

July 26, 2026

Update Date

July 26, 2026