Portrait of Everett Meade Scott, Sr.
Portrait of Everett Meade Scott, Sr.
Portrait of Everett Meade Scott, Sr.

Portrait of Everett Meade Scott, Sr.

Object number2013.114.13
MediumPaper, ink, paint, wood, cardboard
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Partial gift of Linda Barrett
DescriptionFramed oval, bust-length portrait of a man turned slightly to the proper left. Man is wearing a black suit coat, black tie with round, gold tie pin, and a white collared shirt. Man has a combover hairstyle and a full, graying mustache. Frame is painted black with a gold, beaded inner border.Dimensions21.875 x 1.062 x 15.812 in. (55.6 x 2.7 x 40.2 cm)
Historical NotesEverett Scott, Sr., and his wife Louisa were born in Virginia and migrated to Pittsburgh sometime in the late 19th century. Scott was a furniture maker, grocer, and laborer. He owned a store called Scott & Holmes that sold everything from live poultry, fish and oysters, butter and eggs, and hard and soft shell crabs. Part of a collection related to Everett Mead Scott/Holmes family. A noted family in Pittsburgh’s African American community included local business owners, legal scholars, and professional Jazz musicians. Relatives and descendants of the family include legal scholar Derrick Bell, and Jazz pianist Charles Bell.
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