Painter:

Jenks, Albert 1824-1901  Search this

Jenks, C. J. (formerly attributed to)  Search this

Subject:

Wells, Guilford Wiley  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles California 90036 Accession Number: 28.18.1

Date:

Ca. 1886

Notes:

Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick, "American Art: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection," Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991, pg. 195-196.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973.

Summary:

Three-quarter length portrait of Guilford Wiley Wells wearing a dark blue business suit. He sits in a red velvet upholstered armchair, his left arm propped up by a book. Other books lie open on a nearby table and in the bookcases on the wall behind him.

Topic:

Portrait male--Knee length  Search this

Occupation--Military--Colonel  Search this

Occupation--Law--Lawyer  Search this

Occupation--Political--Congressman  Search this

Occupation--Political--Diplomat  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this

Architecture interior  Search this

Control number:

IAP 02960146

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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