Record #:

19295

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Mary Lyde Hicks, born in Faison in 1866, was a daughter of Capt. H. F. Hicks of the 20th North Carolina Regiment. In her 'teens she married Marshall Williams. She early exhibited artistic skills at St. Mary's in Raleigh. She later studied portraiture under Fisher in Washington and Alexander in New York City. She now ranks as the state's outstanding painter of portraits. Her work is found in many towns across the state, including the State Building in Raleigh, Wake Forest College, UNC at Chapel Hill, and beyond to the walls of the Confederate Museum in Richmond where numerous examples of her portraits hang.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 35, Jan 1944, p7, 29-30, por

Subject(s):

Hicks (Williams), Mary Lyde, 1866-1959; Portrait painters--Faison

Record #:

19296

Author(s):

Kiser, John

Abstract:

Iredell County, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, has a population slightly over 50,000. Kiser relates some of the county's history. It is a booming agricultural section of the state with a wide diversity of crops, and it grows the most grain in the state. Dairying and cattle raising are the money crops. There are several large manufacturing centers including Mooresville, Statesville, and Troutman.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 35, Jan 1944, p16-28, il

Subject(s):

Iredell County--Industry and agriculture; Iredell County--History