Franklin County Artistic Legacy
Franklin County Artistic Legacy features 48 works of art spanning the 1830s up through the 1980s - all painted by artists with strong ties to Franklin County. The exhibit is being shown upstairs in the Fire Station Museum at 104 Scott Street in Mt. Vernon and is available to view Tuesday through Friday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM or by appointment (call 903-537-9300).
1. Landscape: Sunrise 1894, oil, original frame, Lucia Flagg Brooks, Gift
2. Landscape: Sunset 1894, oil, original frame, Lucia Flagg Brooks, Gift
3. Amanda C. Wright as a Child, Oil - 1830, Gift
4. Floral Still Life (Yard Long), 1900, oil, Etta Lominack Smith, Gift
5. Floral Still Life (Yard Long – Lilacs), oil, 1900, Etta Lominack Smith, Gift
6. Books & Pen – oil on paper, 1869, Mary Virginia Petty Stringer, Gift
7. Fall – 1894, oil, Charlotte (“Lottie”) Malone Stringer, Gift
8. Winter – 1894, oil, Charlotte Malone Stringer, Gift
9. Spring – 1894, oil, Charlotte Malone Stringer, Gift
10. Child with Bowl – 1895, oil, Bird Hill Willey, Gift
11. Still Life / Fruit – 1896, oil, Sallie Green Hill, Gift
12. Lovers on a Boat – 1900, oil, Etta Lominack Smith, Gift
13. Shadyside – Home of Captain J.P. Hill – 1900, pastel, Bird Hill Willey, Gift
14. Victorian Art Frame, 1890, pastels, Charlotte Malone Stringer
15. Lady/Flowers – 1900, oil, Etta Lominack Smith
16. Floral Still Life (Yard Long – roses with lilacs) – 1900, Mary Powell Brooks, Gift
17. Young Lovers on a Swing – 1900, oil, Etta Lominack Smith, Gift
18. Child & Grandfather – 1900, oil, Etta Lominack Smith, Gift
19. Floral (Yard Long –Roses) – oil, 1978, Rhema Odom Arthur, Gift
20. Country Life – 1980, oil, Ora Cody, Gift
21. Floral Still Life – 1900, oil, Sallie Green Hill, Gift
22. Landscape / Sunset – 1900, oil, Etta Lominack Smith, Gift
23. Floral Still Life – 1900, oil, Sallie Green Hill, Gift
24. House / Mountains – monochrome, 1933, oil, James Wood, Gift
25. Fall Landscape (Yard Long) – 1920, oil, Gladys Wilkinson Winkle, Gift
26. Paddy at Rest (Dog) - 1927, oil, Mae Hughes Masters Milam, Gift
27. Hicks Farm House – 1984, oil, Forrest Lindsey, Gift
28. Texas Bluebonnets – 1950, oil, Deva Hays Edwards, Gift
29. Cotton Fields – 1983, oil, Fannie Hall Maxton, Gift
30. Magnolias – 1984, oil, Deva Hays Edwards, Gift
31. Mount Vernon Depot - 1980, oil, Mozelle Coe Ramsay, Gift
32. Watering Can with Roses – 1985, oil, Snow Solomon Bolger, Gift
33. El Capitan – 1981, oil, Irene Zercher St. Clair, Gift
34. J.W. St. Clair Home, 1866 – 1925, pencil sketch, Irene Zercher St. Clair, Gift
35. Mallards – 1975, oil, Irene Zercher St. Clair, Gift
36. Floral (Yard Long, Roses and Lilacs) – 1943, oil, Lucia Flagg Brooks, Gift
37. Brooks Pond – 1931, pastel, Sallie Green Hill, Gift
38. Parchman House – 1995, pencil sketch, Beverly Boterf Brewer, Gift
39. Winter Scene – 1980, watercolor, Dean Helm Teague, Gift
40. Rogers-Drummond House – 1980, watercolor, Dean Helm Teague, Gift
41. Still Life – 1995, oil, Beverly Boterf Brewer, Gift
42. Yellow Roses – 1985, oil, Christine Hughes Hicks, Gift
43. Hopewell Church – 1965, oil, Zack Jaggers, Gift
44. Still Life – 1980, oil, Waters Lancaster Reeves, Gift
45. Fall Landscape – 1995, oil, Jean Jordan
46. Caddo Lake – 1980, oil, Evelyn Anderson Edwards, Gift
47. Floral Still Life – 1970, oil, Mozelle Coe Ramsay, Gift
48. Old Barn – 1980, oil, Sarah Campbell Davenport, Gift