Abby A Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
301 South Nassau Street
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
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1774 - 1859. Known for: Naive portrait-itinerant.
With birthplace unknown, William Jennys, an itinerant portrait painter, was painting portraits in the vicinity of New Milford, Connecticut in the mid-1790s, then New York City, and after 1800 in the... Read full biography
With birthplace unknown, William Jennys, an itinerant portrait painter, was painting portraits in the vicinity of New Milford, Connecticut in the mid-1790s, then New York City, and after 1800 in the Connecticut River Valley into Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and the southern states. It... Read full biography
With birthplace unknown, William Jennys, an itinerant portrait painter, was painting portraits in the vicinity of New Milford, Connecticut in the mid-1790s, then New York City, and after 1800 in the Connecticut River Valley into Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and the southern states. It appears that his career began in 1792, when he first advertised in Norwich, Connecticut as a portrait painter. However, "the sedentary life did not suit the independent artist, and he soon became an... Read full biography
With birthplace unknown, William Jennys, an itinerant portrait painter, was painting portraits in the vicinity of New Milford, Connecticut in the mid-1790s, then New York City, and after 1800 in the Connecticut River Valley into Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and the southern states. It appears that his career began in 1792, when he first advertised in Norwich, Connecticut as a portrait painter. However, "the sedentary life did not suit the independent artist, and he soon became an itinerant painter, traveling throughout New England and New York." (Vose). He trained with his father, Richard Jennys, and they traveled together, but William's style was more realistic than his father's and showed "greater attention to the modeling of... Read full biography
With birthplace unknown, William Jennys, an itinerant portrait painter, was painting portraits in the vicinity of New Milford, Connecticut in the mid-1790s, then New York City, and after 1800 in the Connecticut River Valley into Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and the southern states. It appears that his career began in 1792, when he first advertised in Norwich, Connecticut as a portrait painter. However, "the sedentary life did not suit the independent artist, and he soon became an itinerant painter, traveling throughout New England and New York." (Vose). He trained with his father, Richard Jennys, and they traveled together, but William's style was more realistic than his father's and showed "greater attention to the modeling of facial features and the depcition of his sitters' unique personalities." (Vose) But h was unskilled with arms and le... Read full biography
William Jennys - Artist Info
About William Jennys: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (12)
All MuseumsChrysler Museum of Art
245 West Olney Road
Norfolk, VA 23510Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404Shelburne Museum
6000 Shelburne Road
P.O. Box 10
Shelburne, VT 05482Smith College Museum of Art
20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
Northampton, MA 01063The Museum Of Arts And Sciences
1040 Museum Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103-2990Williams College Museum of Art
15 Lawrence Hall Drive
Williamstown, MA 01267Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271