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Portrait study of Mrs. Thomas Garland Tinsley, (née Margaret Patricia McCord)
Portrait study of Mrs. Thomas Garland Tinsley, (née Margaret Patricia McCord)

Portrait study of Mrs. Thomas Garland Tinsley, (née Margaret Patricia McCord)

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Object Details

Title:
Portrait study of Mrs. Thomas Garland Tinsley, (née Margaret Patricia McCord)
Date:
1956
Artist:
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.
Classification
Paintings
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[bottom right in pink paint]: Violet / Oakley / 1956; [verso on label 1 of 3 in black ink]: Violet Oakley (1956) / Mrs. Thomas Garland Tinsley / nee / (Margaret Patricia McCord) / Portrait study OP68 [in red ink]; [verso label 2 of 3 in black ink]: 129 [in triangle]; [verso label34 of 3 in black ink]: P-839Originally from Philadelphia, Margaret relocated to her husband's hometown of Baltimore upon their marriage in 1941. Back in Baltimore, Thomas continued managing radio stations, eventually owning his own radio and tv stations.

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