TitleCharles Cushing Wright
Artist
Henry Inman
(American, 1801 - 1846)
Daten.d.
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsUnframed: 3 × 2 3/8 in.
Framed: 10 1/2 × 10 × 1 in.
Other (backing): 6 × 5 1/4 in.
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY, Gift of Mrs. Henry Benedict, Mrs. Henry Patterson, and Dr. Amelia Wright, daughters of the sitter, 1908
Object number625-P
Label TextIn 1814 Wright was apprenticed as a watchmaker in Utica, New York, and learned the art of engraving watch cases. The experience soon led him to experiment with engraving copper plates. Between 1818 and 1820 Wright lived in Albany, New York City, and Savannah, Georgia. Eventually, however, he settled in Charleston, South Carolina and began working as a die sinker and engraver. In 1824 he returned to New York City and established a bank note engraving firm with Asher B. Durand. When the National Academy was founded, Wright was immediately elected to its body and was requested to design its seal. During the following years Wright was an active member of the Academy and frequently gave lectures on die sinking and ancient coins. Eventually he became considered one of the leading die sinkers in the country and produced medals of Washington Allston, Gilbert Stuart, and John Trumbull for the American Art-Union.This minature was probably executed between 1824 and 1830 while Inman was still active as a miniaturist.
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