Glascock Reynolds, born October 9, 1903, in Augusta, Georgia, moved to Atlanta with his family when he was thirteen. He studied at the Art Students League in New York City and painted more than four hundred fifty works, mainly portraits, during his lifetime. He married Margueryte Scott of Atlanta in 1937. After instructing combat pilots during World War II, he moved to Augusta, setting up a studio on Cotton Row and then in the penthouse of the Partridge Inn. Returning to Atlanta in 1950, he died there on September 20, 1967. His portrait subjects include Georgia governor George W. Towns; Hamilton Douglas, founder of Atlanta Law School; deans and doctors from the Medical College of Georgia; and Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind. Margaret Mitchell's brother, Stephens Mitchell, was the brother-in-law of Glascock Reynolds.
From the description of Glascock Reynolds papers, 1926-1996 1937-1967. (Morris Museum of Art Library). WorldCat record id: 59284035
