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Portrait of Colonel Guilford Wiley Wells, (painting)

Catalog Data

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:
edanmdm:siris_ari_33219