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Title: | James E. Roper |
Authors: | Donahue, Thomas, 1948-2012 |
Keywords: | Images;Art and Art History, Department of |
Issue Date: | 1991 |
Publisher: | Memphis, Tenn. : Art Department, Rhodes College |
Abstract: | This is a portrait of James E. Roper in oil on canvas. The painting is of Roper in black regalia with a white hood and a red and blue striped tie. He is also wearing a button-down coat underneath with his left hand on a surface. The painting looks to be painted where the seal is in Palmer Hall. The artist’s signature “TOM DONAHUE . ’91” is painted in red at the lower right side of the canvas. The piece is framed in a decorative gold frame with a plaque in the bottom’s center reading “JAMES E. ROPER / 1918-1990 / ALUMNUS CLASS OF 1948; RHODES SCHOLAR; M.A. EXETER COLLEGE OXFORD: M.A. YALE / PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH 1954-1989; / HOLDR OF THE CHARLES R. GLOVER CHAIR OF ENGLISH STUDIES; HISTORIAN, HUMORIST, and WRITER; / AUTHOR OF SOUTHWESTERN AT MEMPHIS; 1948-1975”. |
Description: | Artwork photographed and inventoried by the 2015 Summer Art Inventory team in the Visual Resources Center. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/26676 |
Appears in Collections: | Rhodes College Collection of Art |
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2015X-107_front.jpg | This image was shot by the 2015 Summer Art Inventory team | 345.74 kB | JPEG | View/Open |
2015X-107_detail_1.jpg | This image was shot by the 2015 Summer Art Inventory team | 625.89 kB | JPEG | View/Open |
2015X-107_detail_2.jpg | This image was shot by the 2015 Summer Art Inventory team | 690.97 kB | JPEG | View/Open |
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