Lorne Ney Montgomery (1873-1913), plaster, circa 1886

Lorne Ney Montgomery (1873-1913), plaster, circa 1886

Gallery Two, Texas Gallery

Ney made this bust portrait of her teenage son while she was still living at Liendo, not long before Lorne left for college in Baltimore. It was only the third or fourth work she had attempted after leaving Germany in 1871, and her only known portrait of Lorne. By all accounts, Ney was a strict mother and Lorne, an only child after the death of his older brother, was a rebellious son. He later joined Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, married three times, and fathered six children.

Ney, Elisabet, 1833-1907

Elisabet Ney Museum: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/elisabet-ney-museum

1886

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