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John R. Griffin, (painting). Artist:  Bingham, George Caleb, 1811-1879, painter. Title:  John R. Griffin, (painting). Dates:  ca. 1860. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  40 x 32 1/4 in. Description:  Mr. Griffin is seated. His proper right elbow rests on a table. Drapery, a column, and part of an arch appear behind him. Tree branches and a more distant landscape view are visible through the arch. Subject:  Portrait male -- Griffin, John R. -- Knee length Occupation -- Transportation Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Hunter Museum of Art, 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403 Provenance:  Gift of Wood, Walter T., Mr. & Mrs., Chattanooga, Tennessee Formerly in the collection of Carpenter, Henry, Roanoke, Virginia Griffin, John R., Mr. & Mrs., Independence, Missouri Remarks:  John R. Griffin was the manager of the Barlow-Sanderson Stagecoach Line in Independence, Missouri, where he resided with his wife, Elizabeth Carpenter Griffin. References:  Henning, William T., Jr., "A Catalogue of the American Collection: Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee," Chattanooga: Hunter Museum of Art, 1985. Illustration:  Image on file. Henning, William T., Jr., "A Catalogue of the American Collection: Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee," Chattanooga: Hunter Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 37. Related Works:  Pair: 48850004. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 48850005   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 48850005 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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