Edwin M. Gardner

Edwin M. Gardner
Born	(1845-10-12)October 12, 1845 Giles County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	October 28, 1935(1935-10-28) (aged 90) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery
Occupation	Painter

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

Early life

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

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

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

References

1. 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.