Woman in Brown Dress

Description: Electa Young McGovern (artist’s mother). Daughter of William Porter Young. She and her husband Daniel had six children of which the artist was the only boy and the youngest. He was preceded by his 5 sisters from the oldest to the youngest: Beatrice; also an artist who painted with oils (unfortunately all of her work was stolen from her home and none of her paintings remain but a few unfinished works); Annalaura; Caroline (named after her mother’s mother); Evelyn and Luella who played violin. Louella was solicited by the NBC Symphony Orchestra, but turned down the offer to become a housewife. Patricia Ann McGovern, the daughter of the artists second son, John Waldron (Mike) now owns and plays Louella’s original violin.