Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Portrait |
Title |
John B. Castleman Portrait |
Catalog Number |
1939.169 |
Creator |
Walker, Ferdinand G. |
Maker |
Walker, Ferdinand G. |
Date |
ca. 1900 |
Material(s) |
Canvas |
Dimensions |
H-37.563 W-30.688 D-0.813 inches |
Description |
Bust portrait of John B. Castleman. The portrait depicts a standing male figure with his arms crossed. His body is turned, however he still appears to be facing the figure. Castleman appears to have white hair and gray eyes. He also wears beard styled as a handlebar with a chin puff. Signed lower right "Ferd G. Walker." |
Notes |
General John Breckinridge Castleman was born in June 30, 1841 in Fayette County, Kentucky and died in Louisville May 23, 1918. He attended Transylvania, University and entered the Confederate States Army at the age of 19, becoming a trooper of Morgan's cavalry. By 1861 to October 1864, he was a Major of the old regiment before he was captured and released on parole on July 1865. The parole was revoked by President Johnson. He went back to school to study law at the University of Louisville. He was manager of the Royal Insurance Company of Liverpool between 1869-1902. He was Adjutant General of the Kentucky in the administration of Governor Knott as well as the president of the Louisville board of Park commissioners. He was a very prominent and influential figure in the Louisville area. 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. Ferdinand G. Walker Collection |
People |
Walker, Ferdinand G., 1859-1927 Castleman, John Breckinridge |
Subjects |
Art Generals Insurance Insurance companies Oil paintings Painting Paintings Portrait paintings |
Search Terms |
Louisville (Ky.) Parks & Recreation Transylvania University University of Louisville |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |