Edwin M. Gardner (1845–1935) was an American Confederate veteran and painter.

Edwin M. Gardner
Born(1845-10-12)October 12, 1845
DiedOctober 28, 1935(1935-10-28) (aged 90)
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery
OccupationPainter

Early life

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Gardner was born on October 12, 1845, in Giles County, Tennessee.[1] He grew up in Mississippi.[1] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he served in the Confederate States Army under General Nathan Bedford Forrest.[1]

Gardner took painting lessons at the Royal Academy of Arts in Belgium and the National Academy Museum and School in New York City.[1]

Career

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Gardner started his career as an art teacher at a female academy in Aberdeen, Mississippi, followed by Mary Sharp College, a female academy in Winchester, Tennessee.[1] He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he joined the Nashville Art Association and taught at the Watkins Institute,[1] where he had a studio.[2] One of his students, Cornelius Hankins, became a prominent painter in the South.[3]

Gardner did a portrait of Sarah Childress Polk.[1] He also painted blacks.[1]

Death

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Gardner died on October 28, 1935, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Reed, Madeline (December 25, 2009). "Edwin M. Gardner". The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Tennessee Historical Society and University of Tennessee Press. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Point of View". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. March 19, 1886. p. 7. Retrieved December 25, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Kelly, James C. (December 25, 2009). "Cornelius Haly Hankins". The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Tennessee Historical Society and University of Tennessee Press. Retrieved December 25, 2015.