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Artist: Anthony Meucci, American, born Italy, active 1818–37
Subject: John Bogart Wright, American, 1801–1858
John Bogart Wright (1801-1858)
ca. 1823
Watercolor on ivory with silver mount
2 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (7 × 5.7 cm)
Gift of James Lancel McElhinney, Yale School of Art, M.F.A. Painting, 1976
2018.132.1
Geography:
Made in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
American
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Miniatures
Provenance:
John Bogart Wright. b. New York. 1801. d. Bloomfield NJ 1858;
Nancy Delano Howland Wright. b. New Bedford, Ma. d. Bloomfield, NJ, 1852;
Elizabeth Howland Wright Perrine(daughter) b. New York, NY 1829. d. Bloomfield, NJ 1881;
Bessie Clark Perrine Foote (grand-daughter) b. Brooklyn, NY 1856. d. Larchmont, NY, 1944;
Edith Foote Carpenter (great-grand-daughter) b. Brooklyn, NY 1896 D. Wynnewood, PA. 1975;
Joan Howland Carpenter McElhinney (great-great-grand-daughter) b. Wilmington, DE 1922. d. Medford, NJ 2019;
James Lancel McElhinney (great-great-great-grandson) b. Abington, PA 1952. Yale School of Art. MFA Painting 1976
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
