Artist Keywords

Lloyd Branson

Lloyd Branson (1853 - 1925) was active/lived in Tennessee, New York / France.  Lloyd Branson is known for Southern politician portraits, genre, figure, narrative painting.

Enoch Lloyd Branson (1854-1925) was an American artist best known for his portraits of Southern politicians and depictions of early East Tennessee history. One of the most influential figures in Knoxville's early art circles, Branson received training at the National Academy of Design in the 1870s and subsequently toured the great art centers of Europe. After returning to Knoxville, he operated a portrait shop with photographer Frank McCrary. He was a mentor to fellow Knoxville artist Catherine Wiley, and is credited with discovering twentieth-century portraitist Beauford Delaney.

Branson was born in what is now Union County, Tennessee (then part of Knox County) to English parents. Around the time of the Civil War, a Knoxville physician named John Boyd noticed a sketch of Ulysses S. Grant Branson had made on a cigar box, and suggested Branson's parents send him to Knoxville for academic training. In 1871, Branson drew favorable attention for his exhibition at the East Tennessee   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8124 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 27 auction lots for Lloyd Branson (of which 27 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 1 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Lloyd Branson as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Lloyd Branson in 0 of its research Essays. Lloyd Branson has 13 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 20 similar (related) artists for Lloyd Branson available:    John Dodge,  Helen Orr LaFrance,  Cornelius Hankins,  Carroll Cloar,  Bill Sawyer,  George Cress,  Werner Wildner,  Marion Bryant Cook,  William Washington Girard,  Walter Hollis (Holly) Stevens,  Carl Sublett,  Charles Ewing,  Harry Fluhart-Williams,  Gregory D Ridley Jr,  Tim Lewis,  Sterling Strauser,  Clementine Reuben Hunter,  Eliot Candee Clark,  Lucien Delarue,  Aiden Lassell Ripley