Edwin M. Gardner
Edwin M. Gardner (1845–1935) was an American Confederate veteran and painter.
Edwin M. Gardner | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 12, 1845 Giles County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 1935 (aged 90) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Occupation | 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
- Reed, Madeline (December 25, 2009). "Edwin M. Gardner". The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Tennessee Historical Society and University of Tennessee Press. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- "The Point of View". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. March 19, 1886. p. 7. Retrieved December 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Kelly, James C. (December 25, 2009). "Cornelius Haly Hankins". The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Tennessee Historical Society and University of Tennessee Press. Retrieved December 25, 2015.