William Wilson

George Catlin, William Wilson, ca. 1826, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.126.1
George Catlin, William Wilson, ca. 1826, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 181 34 in. (5.44.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.126.1
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Artwork Details

Title
William Wilson
Date
ca. 1826
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 181 34 in. (5.44.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Wilson, William — bust
Object Number
1980.126.1

Artwork Description

William Wilson (1762-1844) was born in Scotland and, after moving to New York, married Agnes Ann Kerr of Edenton, North Carolina, in 1786. Their grandchildren’s marriages into the Lamb and Repiton families of North Carolina are commemorated in four other miniatures in this collection, of William Boswell Lamb and his wife, Margaret Kerr Lamb (see 1980.126.4 and 1980.126.5), and Joseph Lavoir Repiton and his wife, Marguerite Tangier Repiton (see 1980.126.2 and 1980.126.3).

Works by this artist (1036 items)

William H. Johnson, Young Pastry Cook, ca. 1928-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.693
Young Pastry Cook
Dateca. 1928-1930
oil on canvas
On view
William H. Johnson, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1935-1938, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.814
Portrait of a Man
Dateca. 1935-1938
oil on burlap
On view
William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, Soldiers Training, ca. 1942, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.582
Soldiers Training
Dateca. 1942
oil on plywood
On view

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Christopher Sproat, Untitled (study for neon sculpture, Madison, Wisconsin Federal Courthouse), 1986, felt-tipped pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1987.5.1
Untitled (study for neon sculpture, Madison, Wisconsin…
Date1986
felt-tipped pen and ink and pencil on paper
Not on view
Jack Savitsky, The Thief, 1976, pencil and felt-tipped pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Bob Bishop, 1987.75
The Thief
Date1976
pencil and felt-tipped pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Al Blaustein, Family and Friends, ca. 1967, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1985.30.4
Family and Friends
Dateca. 1967
pen and ink and pencil on paper
Not on view
William H. Johnson, Man with Document, ca. 1945, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.418
Man with Document
Dateca. 1945
pen and ink and pencil on paper
Not on view