Marion, Ruth and Alice

Photos from Marion Davis Photo Album

Group Photo

Marion Buck, Aunt Mabel, Ruth Porter and Alice Buck

1927

At the summit. People not identified but women on left looks like Ruth Porter

Undated, also 1927?

Ruth Porter, Marion Buck, Grace Flint and Alice Buck

On this day - February 13, 1898

William Jurian Kaula diary

13 FEB 1898

Tanner came up to see Lee's portraits.  He did not have much to say as he is not a portrait painter and his remarks did not disclose anything new to Lee.  Tanner is painting a large picture for thee Salon and invited us to come and see it.  His "Ressurection [sic] of Lazurus [sic]" which was purchased by the State at the last Salon has not been hung yet and we all hope that it will find a place in the Luxumburg.  Tanner went to the Holy Land last summer and found material for the picture which he is now painting.  His expenses on that trip were defrayed by an Englishman named Bodington who took an interest in Tanner.  He also too Tanner to England to paint portraits but Tanner was not equal to the occasion.  Tanner's fame is mostly due to the fact that he is a colored man and it is something unusual for one of his race to achieve any success in painting.  He is very popular at the Men's Club and serves on all the exhibition committees.  He fins it much easier to get along in France than in America where the race distinction is so strong and against him.  It is rather hard for him when young ladies (Americans, especially Southerners) refuse to meet him as he is a most unassuming and modest man.  Tanner has good ideas and ability to make a good composition for a picture, and a good feeling for color if it is in low tones.  He has a very vigorous technique and uses lots of pigment.  He is not a strong draughtsman [sic] and his work still lacks in want of delicacy and fineness of character.  But he is making rapid strides and may keep up the gait which brought him so quickly to the front.

On this day - February 13, 1909

James Roger diary entry

13^th (Thursday)

Drizzly day. David not out today.  Busy painting pung (?). I fixed Hall for Grange tonight.  1 + 2 degree on Mr. Whiting.  Some discussion about use of dishes for Odd Fellows.