William Jennys
American artist (1774-1859)
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Summary
William Jennys was born on January 1, 1774[1], in Connecticut[2]. He died on January 1, 1859[3]. He worked as a painter[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United States[6]
- Sex or gender: male[7]
- Genre: portrait[8]
- Commons category: William Jennys[9]
- Family name: Jennys[10]
- Given name: William[11]
- Pseudonym: Jennys, J. William[12]
- Commons Creator page: William Jennys[13]
- Start of work period: January 1, 1790[14]
- End of work period: January 1, 1805[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[16]
- Has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art[17], Metropolitan Museum of Art[18], Corcoran Gallery of Art[19], Yale University Art Gallery[20], Currier Museum of Art[21], Rhode Island School of Design Museum[22], Detroit Institute of Arts[23], Museum of Fine Arts Boston[24], Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts[25], Harvard Art Museums[26], Minneapolis Institute of Art[27], Fogg Museum[28], New Britain Museum of American Art[29], Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum[30]
- Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[31]
- Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library[32], Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[33]
- P14750: CC6C-5419-0474-C0BA-DDE0[34]
Why It Matters
William Jennys is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
FAQs
Where was William Jennys born?
William Jennys was born in Connecticut[2].
What did William Jennys do for work?
William Jennys worked as a painter[4].