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George Hand Wright

George Hand Wright (1872 - 1951) was active/lived in Connecticut, New York.  George Wright is known for Genre and town-landscape painting, illustrations, jewelry design.

This biographical note is by Paul Rizo-Patrón, grandson of George Hand Wright's brother-in-law, Arthur A. Boylan.

Artist George Hand Wright was born in Pennsylvania in about 1872.  His masterful drawings and water colors merited his being made a member of the National Academy.  As an illustrator, he was a weekly contributor to the Saturday Evening Post.

He was one of the founders of the artistic community of Westport, Connecticut, where he owned a large property with a Dutch Colonial house, an art studio, and a horse barn, all set on several acres of land.

George Wright had married -early in the 20th century- Anne Boylan (1877-1954), daughter of Arthur Boylan and Anna (McKenna) Boylan.  She was the sister -among others- of William A. Boylan (1869-1940), founder and first President of Brooklyn College, and of Arthur A. Boylan (1879-1957), a President of the New York High School Principal's Association.  George Hand Wright and his wife A   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6310 characters.]  Artist bio

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