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“Uncle Willie”

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  • Subject/Title:"Uncle Willie"
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  • Artist:Cooper, Washington Bogart (attrib.)
  • Date Created: Cooper, Washington Bogart (attrib.)
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection Out-of-State
  • Frame Dimensions:31 x 27
  • Image Dimensions:23 x 19
  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:17 June 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Young boy with blonde corkscrew curls in white blouse with blue ribbon tie.
  • History:Inherited from owner's father, Samuel Perkins Bailey, who inherited portrait from his mother, Jane Ella Perkins Bailey.
  • Notes: Exactly who "Uncle Willie" is is a mystery. Family tradition was that he was a bit of a "black sheep." Similarity of style and of framing to a companion portrait of Jane Ella Perkins Bailey points to his being a Perkins. Owner welcomes any leads!