Tennessee State Bicentennial Portrait
Pride of Tennessee
The Pride of Tennessee is a 6 x 8 foot oil painting displayed on the first floor of the Tennessee State Capitol in the Old Supreme Court Room. It was proclaimed the state’s official bicentennial portrait by Gov. Ned McWherter on June 1, 1990.
The concept for the painting was conceived by Mike Vaughn and Tennessee’s artist-in-residence, Michael Sloan, to preserve and promote the cultural heritage and historical accomplishments of Tennesseans. The Pride of Tennessee depicts 11 people who played a prominent role in Tennessee’s history. They include: Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, Sequoyah, John Sevier, Davy Crockett, Alvin C. York, Cordell Hull, W.C. Handy, Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Anne Dallas Dudley.
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Courtesy of State of Tennessee
Image by Art Explosion 600,000.
