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 Annisquam for a homesick sea captain.[8]

Wiggin produced a portrait of Zachary Taylor in July 1851, a year after the president's death.

References

  1. ↑ Ruth Wolfe. "A Passion For The Past Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine: The Little Collection At Cogswell's Grant." Antiques, 1998.
  2. ↑ Boston Directory. 1873
  3. ↑ Somerville City Directory. 1883
  4. ↑ "Cape Ann Museum".
  5. 1 2 Smithsonian. National Portrait Gallery. Catalog of American Portraits. Retrieved 2011-12-13
  6. 1 2 3 Smithsonian. Art Inventories Catalog. Retrieved 2011-12-13
  7. ↑ Cape Ann Museum. "Alfred J. Wiggin". Archived from the original on 2023-07-05.
  8. ↑ 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.
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