Mrs. Robert Wheelwright

© Estate of Robert Brackman. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reprod…
© Estate of Robert Brackman
Mrs. Robert Wheelwright
© Estate of Robert Brackman. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Mrs. Robert Wheelwright

Date1932
Artist Robert Brackman American painter, 1898–1980
Subject Ellen Coleman du Pont American artist, 1889–1968
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm)
frame: 47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in. (120 x 120 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John Flaherty, 1969
Object number1969-26
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextEllen du Pont Wheelwright was an artist and art collector. She was an important figure in the Wilmington art world. In 1951, she purchased the Howard Pyle Studios on Franklin Street in order to preserve them and avoid their being turned into apartments. This would become the home of The Studio Group, a Delaware arts institution.