Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Portrait |
Title |
Isaac H. Goodnight |
Catalog Number |
1938.57a |
Creator |
Walker, Ferdinand G. |
Maker |
Walker, Ferdinand |
Date |
ca. 1890 |
Material(s) |
Canvas |
Dimensions |
H-30.125 W-25.188 D-0.813 inches |
Description |
Bust portrait of Isaac H. Goodnight showing him facing to the right in a ¾ view. He appears to have soft brown hair that waves on his slightly receding hairline at the top. He is wearing a grayish black coat over a white dress shirt and simple black bowtie. Behind him is a simple brown background. There is a signature in red in the lower left corner that reads "Ferd G. Walker." |
Notes |
Isaac Herschel Goodnight (1849-1901) was born January 31 in Allen County, Kentucky and was the son of Isaac and Lucinda (Billingsby) Goodnight. He studied law at Cumberland University and acted as a Lawyer and congressman. He was a member of the state House of Representatives from 1877-78 and elected to the fifty-first and fifty-third Congresses 1889-95. His final public office was being elected the Judge of the 7th Kentucky Circuit in 1897, which was a position that he held until his death on July 24 in Franklin County. The artist Ferdinand Graham Walker was born in Mitchell, Indiana on 1859 and died in 1927. He was a son of the Rev. Dr. Francis Walker and Mary E. Graham Walker. He received his early education at public schools in Indiana; however, he furthered his education in Paris from 1885 to 1906. For a brief period he painted portraiture of prominent politicians and other figures in Washington, DC before establishing a studio in Louisville in 1890s where he continued to paint portraiture, landscapes and other works. He was a member of the American Art Association of Paris and the Society of American Artists in Europe. He was also the president of the Louisville Artist's League. He retired from painting in 1925. |
Collection |
Mrs. Isaac H. Goodnight Collection |
People |
Walker, Ferdinand G., 1859-1927 Goodnight, Isaac H. |
Subjects |
Art Men Oil paintings Painting Paintings Politicians Politics & government Portrait paintings Portraits |
Search Terms |
Allen County (Ky.) Franklin County (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Washington (D.C.) Mitchell (In.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |