Edwin M. Gardner | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 12, 1845 Giles County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died |
October 28, 1935 (aged 90) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Painter |
Edwin M. Gardner (1845-1935) was an American Confederate veteran and painter.
Early life[]
Edwin M. Gardner was born on October 12, 1845 in Giles County, Tennessee.[1] He grew up in Mississippi.[1] During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, he served in the Confederate States Army under General Nathan Bedford Forrest.[1]
Gardner took painting lessons at the Royal Academy of Arts in Belgium and the National Academy Museum and School in New York City.[1]
Career[]
Gardner started his career as an art teacher at a female academy in Aberdeen, Mississippi, followed by Mary Sharp College, a female academy in Winchester, Tennessee.[1] He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he joined the Nashville Art Association and taught at the Watkins Institute,[1] where he had a studio.[2] One of his students, Cornelius Hankins, became a prominent painter in the South.[3]
Gardner did a portrait of Sarah Childress Polk.[1] He also painted blacks.[1]
Death[]
Gardner died on October 28, 1935 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Reed, Madeline (December 25, 2009). "Edwin M. Gardner". Tennessee Historical Society and University of Tennessee Press. https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=532. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ "The Point of View.". Nashville, Tennessee. March 19, 1886. p. 7. https://www.newspapers.com/image/119215088/?terms=%22Edwin%2BM.%2BGardner%22. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ↑ Kelly, James C. (December 25, 2009). "Cornelius Haly Hankins". Tennessee Historical Society and University of Tennessee Press. https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=596. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
External links[]
- Edwin M Gardner on Find a Grave
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