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1. 1956.1.22 - Painting

   Portrait of Miss Tillie (Matilda) McClung, daughter of Frank H. McClung. Tillie McClung died in 1873 at age thirteen. Lloyd Branson was one of Knoxville’s most celebrated artists. His wealthy clients often commissioned him for portraits, and Branson typically worked from photographs to create them. This could lead to stiff-looking subjects, yet his post-mortem portrait of Matilda "Tillie" McClung stands out for its sensitivity. Tillie tragical...

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2. 1956.1.33 - Painting

   Mary Magdalene is held from behind by a woman, with a red-cloaked woman in a blue dress at the right. Unsigned and undated. Date estimated from a study of a Magdalene by the artist done in 1905. Lloyd Branson is one of Knoxville's most celebrated artists. The museum's acquisition of Branson's study painting for Weeping Magdalene, helps date this work. It also illustrates Branson's decision to portray Mary bare-breasted in his final painting (s...

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3. 1957.3.161 - Painting

   "Flag of Knoxville," c. 1896, watercolor on paper by Lloyd Branson. Inscribed lower right in black ink: Sketched by the / author of the design / Lloyd Branson / and presented to Jno. W. Green Lloyd Branson (1853–1925) is one of Knoxville’s most celebrated artists. After studying art in New York and abroad, he returned to Knoxville, and by 1880, he had helped open the McCrary and Branson Studio, which created photographic and painted portrai...

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4. 1957.3.286 - Painting

   Landscape watercolor in an ornate gold gesso desktop frame. Lloyd Branson (1853–1925) is one of Knoxville’s most celebrated artists. After studying art in New York and abroad, he returned home to Knoxville, and by 1880, he had helped open the McCrary and Branson Studio, which created photographic and painted portraits. In addition to portraits and history paintings, Branson executed a fair number of watercolor landscapes, here portraying a...

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5. 1957.3.318.1 - Painting

   Oil painted photograph colored by Lloyd Branson. It shows the full figure of a woman standing on a country path with ducks in the grass. She wears a farm dress and carries a pail in her left arm. Lloyd Branson (1853–1925) is one of Knoxville’s most celebrated artists. After studying art in New York and abroad, he returned to Knoxville, and by 1880, he had helped open the McCrary and Branson Studio, which created photographic and painted port...

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6. 1957.3.528 - Painting

   Watercolor country landscape painting showing a pink sunset and wide green fields and a roof with two chimneys visible on the right side. Lloyd Branson (1853–1925) is one of Knoxville’s most celebrated artists. After studying art in New York and abroad, he returned to Knoxville, and by 1880, he had helped open the McCrary and Branson Studio, which created photographic and painted portraits.

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7. 1957.3.530 - Painting

   Undated watercolor painting of a brown country house with a stone wall and wood gate and two trees on the left side. There is a yellow sky with pink clouds above. Lloyd Branson (1853–1925) is one of Knoxville’s most celebrated artists. After studying art in New York and abroad, he returned to Knoxville, and by 1880, he had helped open the McCrary and Branson Studio, which created photographic and painted portraits. Knoxville artist Lloyd B...

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8. 1957.3.650.1 - Painting

   Flat-bed wagon with marble block pulled over hill by men with team of eight horses. Lloyd Branson (1853–1925) is one of Knoxville’s most celebrated artists. After studying art in New York and abroad, he returned to Knoxville, and by 1880, he had helped open the McCrary and Branson Studio, which created photographic and painted portraits. In addition to portraits and landscapes, Knoxville artist Lloyd Branson was celebrated for his historic...

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9. 1957.3.707 - Painting

   Portrait of a woman in a large brimmed brown hat and a white silk dress with bead trim. Branson is one of the most well known East Tennessee artists. Showing artistic promise from a young age, he attended the University of Tennessee before studying painting abroad in the 1870s. In 1876, he returned to Knoxville and set up a downtown studio with a photographer, where he worked and taught painting. While he created landscapes and historical...

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10. 1962.20.1 - Painting

    Painting of a country field in autumn with a stream running through it, bare trees to the right and in the background. Knoxville-local Lloyd Branson was most well-known for his portraits and historical paintings. Yet, this familiar scene of a creek running through an autumn pasture gives a glimpse at his rarer landscapes. Branson’s interest in Impressionism is evident in the painting’s delicate brushwork and the interplay of light and clouds. ...

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11. 2018.12 - Painting

    A three-quarter painting of Mary Magdalene in a brown dress with white cloth draped along midsection, against a dark background. Her face is turned to the side and she looks aside. This is a study painting of Mary Magdalene done by Knoxville artist Lloyd Branson for his larger work, "The Weeping Magdalene," held by the McClung Museum (1956.1.33). Lloyd Branson is one of Knoxville's most celebrated artists. Branson's study painting for the lar...

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