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History of Shelbyville, (Bedford County) TennesseeOur database does not include an historic photo for Shelbyville, (Bedford County) Tennessee, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Biographical Sketch of George de Forest Brush George de Forest Brush, artist, was born at Shelbyville, Tenn., Sept. 28, 1855, son of Alfred Clark Brush. He was educated at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and under Gerome in Paris, and on his return to the United States opened a studio in New York city. He was awarded the first Hallgarten prize in 1888; a medal at the World's Columbian exposition in Chicago in 1893, and the Temple gold medal at the Pennsylvania academy of fine arts in 1897. He was a member of the Society of American Artists, and of the Artists' Fund Society, and was elected a National Academician in 1902. He exhibited The Artist and Mother and Child at the Paris Exposition in 1900, where he received a gold medal. |
Tennessee Facts: Bedford County Facts: Seat: ShelbyvilleEstablished: 1807 Formed from: Rutherford
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: SHELBYVILLE, a post-village, capital of Bedford county, Tennessee, on Duck river, 59 miles S. S. E. from Nashville, contains a court house, a bank, newspaper office, and several churches. A branch of the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad terminates here. Population, estimated at 1000. Shelbyville is situated 230 meters above sea level. |
