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James Sinkler (1740-1800), (painting). Artist:  Earl, James, 1761-1796, painter. Title:  James Sinkler (1740-1800), (painting). Dates:  ca. 1795. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  37 1/2 x 29 1/8 in. Description:  A seated portrait of James Sinkler holding a book in his right hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Sinkler, James -- Waist length Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Painting Owner:  On loan to Columbia Museum of Art, 1112 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Lent by Hopkins, Leila Elliott Manning, Mrs., Remarks:  James Sinkler was born in 1740 (or 1742) in Scotland, and came to settle in South Carolina as a young man. He was one of the first indigo planters in the region and his plantation, Old Sinklers, was along the Santee River. He married Sarah Cantey and following her death, married Sarah's half sister, Margaret. He died in 1800 and is buried at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. The painting has been on loan to the Columbia Museum of Art since 1968. References:  National Society of Colonial Dames, South Carolina, 1982, 1989, 1990. Parris, Nina G., "South Carolina Collection, 1779-1985," Columbia, SC: Columbia Museum of Art, 1986, pg. 17. "South Carolina Portraits: A Collection of Portraits of South Carolinians and Portraits in South Carolina," Columbia, SC: National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, 1996, pg. 350. Illustration:  Image on file Parris, Nina G., "South Carolina Collection, 1779-1985," Columbia, SC: Columbia Museum of Art, 1986, pg. 17. "South Carolina Portraits: A Collection of Portraits of South Carolinians and Portraits in South Carolina," Columbia, SC: National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, 1996, pg. 350. 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 73440196   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 73440196 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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