Artist

Oliver Ingraham Lay

born New York City 1845-died 1890
Oliver Ingraham Lay, <i>Self Portrait</i>, 1882, oil on canvas mounted on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum,Given in memory of Charles Downing Lay and Laura Gill Lay by their children 1967.7.2.
Oliver Ingraham Lay, Self Portrait, 1882, oil on canvas mounted on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum,Given in memory of Charles Downing Lay and Laura Gill Lay by their children 1967.7.2.
Also known as
  • Oliver I. Lay
Born
New York, New York, United States
Biography

Oliver Ingraham Lay studied at the Cooper Institute and the National Academy of Design, both in New York. For three years, he was a pupil of the portrait and landscape painter Thomas Hicks. Lay exhibited at the National Academy and became a member in 1876. He was best known for his portrait of General Grant, which hung at the United States Bank in New York.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Oliver Ingraham Lay, Charles Downing Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Son, ca. 1881-1883, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of Charles Downing Lay and Laura Gill Lay by their children, 1967.7.4
Charles Downing Lay, Portrait of the Artist’s Son
Artist
Dateca. 1881-1883
oil on canvas
On view
Oliver Ingraham Lay, Hester Marian Wait Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Wife, 1880, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of Charles Downing Lay and Laura Gill Lay by their children, 1967.7.3
Hester Marian Wait Lay, Portrait of the Artist’s Wife
Artist
Date1880
oil on canvas
Not on view
Oliver Ingraham Lay, Portrait of Fidelia Bridges, n.d., oil on canvas mounted on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of Charles Downing Lay and Laura Gill Lay by their children, 1967.7.1
Portrait of Fidelia Bridges
Artist
Daten.d.
oil on canvas mounted on wood
Not on view
Oliver Ingraham Lay, Self-Portrait, 1882, oil on canvas mounted on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of Charles Downing Lay and Laura Gill Lay by their children, 1967.7.2
Self-Portrait
Artist
Date1882
oil on canvas mounted on wood
Not on view