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)
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 viewClassificationsPAINTING
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.