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
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Not on viewLabel 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.
