This biographical note is by Paul Rizo-Patrón, grandson of George Hand Wright's brother-in-law, Arthur A. Boylan. Artist George Hand Wright was born in Pennsylvania in about 1872. His masterful... Read full biography
This biographical note is by Paul Rizo-Patrón, grandson of George Hand Wright's brother-in-law, Arthur A. Boylan. Artist George Hand Wright was born in Pennsylvania in about 1872. His masterful drawings and water colors merited his being made a member of the National Academy. As an illustrator, he... Read full biography
This biographical note is by Paul Rizo-Patrón, grandson of George Hand Wright's brother-in-law, Arthur A. Boylan. Artist George Hand Wright was born in Pennsylvania in about 1872. His masterful drawings and water colors merited his being made a member of the National Academy. As an illustrator, he was a weekly contributor to the Saturday Evening Post. He was one of the founders of the artistic community of Westport, Connecticut, where he owned a large property with a Dutch Colonial house, an... Read full biography
This biographical note is by Paul Rizo-Patrón, grandson of George Hand Wright's brother-in-law, Arthur A. Boylan. Artist George Hand Wright was born in Pennsylvania in about 1872. His masterful drawings and water colors merited his being made a member of the National Academy. As an illustrator, he was a weekly contributor to the Saturday Evening Post. He was one of the founders of the artistic community of Westport, Connecticut, where he owned a large property with a Dutch Colonial house, an art studio, and a horse barn, all set on several acres of land. George Wright had married -early in the 20th century- Anne Boylan (1877-1954), daughter of Arthur Boylan and Anna (McKenna) Boylan. She was the sister -among others- of William A. Boylan... Read full biography
This biographical note is by Paul Rizo-Patrón, grandson of George Hand Wright's brother-in-law, Arthur A. Boylan. Artist George Hand Wright was born in Pennsylvania in about 1872. His masterful drawings and water colors merited his being made a member of the National Academy. As an illustrator, he was a weekly contributor to the Saturday Evening Post. He was one of the founders of the artistic community of Westport, Connecticut, where he owned a large property with a Dutch Colonial house, an art studio, and a horse barn, all set on several acres of land. George Wright had married -early in the 20th century- Anne Boylan (1877-1954), daughter of Arthur Boylan and Anna (McKenna) Boylan. She was the sister -among others- of William A. Boylan (1869-1940), founder and first President of Brooklyn College, and of Arthur A. Boylan (1879-1957), a Pr... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (23)
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George Hand Wright: An Artist's Life Examined
2007
Jensen, Kirsten M. Ph.D.
92 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925
2004
Dearinger, David B.
672 pages (color)
The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001
Reed, Walt
452 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Art Students League of New York A History (Teachers)
1999
Steiner, Raymond J
0 pages
American Illustrator Art Official Price Guide
1991
Gilbert Anne
1,991 pages (color)
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Wake Up, America World War I and the American Poster
1988
Rawls, Walton
288 pages (color)
Domestic Bliss Family Life in American Painting 1840-1910 (Exhibition catalog)
1986
Edwards, Lee M; Jan Seidler Ramirez; Timothy Anglin Burgard
160 pages (color)
American Illustration 1890-1925 Romance, Adventure and Suspense
1986
Larson, Judy L
159 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration
1984
Reed, Walt and Roger
355 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Posters/World War l & World War ll George C Marshall Research Foundation
1979
Crawford, Anthony R
128 pages
Drawings by American Artists
1968
Kent, Norman (editor)
127 pages
With An Eye on the Gallery American Painters in Oil
1966
Dodd, Loring Holmes
251 pages
The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s
1966
Reed, Walt
272 pages (color)
History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953
1954
Clark, Eliot
296 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index