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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Oil Painting - Nisus Kinney
Object Number
1970-01-3
Description
Man, facing right seated in chair with red upholstery. Right arm on chair arm and holds paper - Hartford Times. The man is wearign a black suit, vest and tie with a white shirt. Grey/black hair and blue eyes. The background of the work is a monotone color of dark brown.
Comment
Nisus Kinney (1795-1891) was the son of Amelia Phillips, who was Ammi Phillips' aunt (making Kinney and the artist first cousins). He was raised by the family of Grinnell Spencer. He appears in the 1830 census in Winsted, and in the 1880 census in Colebrook. He is buried in Winsted. In June 1948 Phillips completed seven portraits of the Kinney family, including Nisus and his wife and their children. Nisus is believed to have exchanged a fine horse for Phillips' work.
Category
Date Made
1848
Dimensions
33 1/4" x 27 1/2"
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