Captain Levi Ely
Artist
William Jennys
(American, active ca. 1774 - 1858)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1775-1780
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 x 24 1/2 in. (73.7 x 62.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 33 1/4 x 29 in. (84.5 x 73.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 33 1/4 x 29 in. (84.5 x 73.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number78.633.8
Not on view
DescriptionOil on canvas painting. Man in a grey suit, sitting in a wooden chair. A red curtain behind him, drawn back to reveal a landscape.Label TextWilliam Jennys American, active ca. 1795–ca. 1807 Captain Levi Ely, ca. 1775–80 Oil on canvas Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 78.633.8 ProvenancePeter Kostoff, Springfield, Massachusetts; Purchased by Edgar William & Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, May 3, 1963; Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1978.Exhibition History300 Years of American Art at the Chrysler Museum, 1976. "Democratic Designs: American Folk Paintings from the Chrysler Museum," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, August 16, 2014 - April 5, 2015.Published ReferencesChrysler Museum Newsletter, April 1976. The Chrysler Museum, Selections from the Permanent Collection, 1982, p. 78.
