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 Paul Harris Cover
[The Rotarian, March, 1947]
By
CHARLES G. TENNENT, Rotarian Nurseryman Asheville, North
Carolina
A
woodcut sketch of Paul P. Harris on the cover of THE ROTARIAN
for March is evidently a copy of Rotarian B. A. Culberson's
prize‑winning portrait exhibited in North Carolina a few years
ago.
When Paul Harris visited the Asheville Rotary Club in 1940,
Rotarian Culberson made three "stunning" portraits, as Paul
Harris called them, and presented them to Paul. The Asheville
Rotary Club has since presented copies of it to several nearby
Clubs, and in my opinion it is one of the most striking
likenesses of Paul I have ever seen. Rotarian Culberson is a
master photographer and has served several terms as president of
the Southeastern Photographers Association. He is considered one
of the outstanding photographers of the South and is one of the
most modest and unassuming men I have ever known.
Rotarian Tennent is right: Artist Richard Epperli used the
Culberson photograph (see cut) as a guide for his sketch of Paul
Harris. The Culberson photo‑portrait is often described as "the
best" ever made of Rotary's founder. - EDS.
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