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Alfred James Wiggin or A. J. Wiggin (1823–1883) was an American artist active in Massachusetts, known mainly for his painted portraits and landscapes. He lived in Gloucester and Boston.[1][2][3]
Work
Examples of his work are in the collections of the Cape Ann Museum;[4][5] Historic New England;[5] Lafayette College;[6] the Peabody Essex Museum;[6] and the Sandy Bay Historical Society.[6]
Wiggin worked as a commissioned artist, providing artistic services to clients across Massachusetts. As a result, he produced many portraits – the exact number of which is undetermined.[7] He also produced landscapes on commission, such as an 1859 oil color of a house in nearby Annisquam for a homesick sea captain.[8]
Wiggin produced portraits of several significant American figures of the mid 19th century. He painted Zachary Taylor in July 1851, a year after the president's death. In 1869, he produced a portrait of General Benjamin Butler, who was then a member of the House of Representatives for Wiggin's local district.
Gallery
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Eliza Dennison Wiggin and Child, 1836, oil on canvas - Cape Ann Museum - Gloucester, MA
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General Benjamin Butler, 1869, oil on canvas - Cape Ann Museum - Gloucester, MA
References
- ^ Ruth Wolfe. "A Passion For The Past Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine: The Little Collection At Cogswell's Grant." Antiques, 1998.
- ^ Boston Directory. 1873
- ^ Somerville City Directory. 1883
- ^ "Cape Ann Museum".
- ^ a b Smithsonian. National Portrait Gallery. Catalog of American Portraits. Retrieved 2011-12-13
- ^ a b c Smithsonian. Art Inventories Catalog. Retrieved 2011-12-13
- ^ Cape Ann Museum. "Alfred J. Wiggin". Archived from the original on 2023-07-05.
- ^ Historic New England. "Captain Oliver Lane House". Archived from the original on 2021-04-27.
Further reading
- Janet Dwyer. The Portraits and Landscapes of Alfred J. Wiggin, 1823–1883. Gloucester, Mass.: Cape Ann Historical Assoc., 1980.
External links
- GenForum. Wiggin