Alfred J. Wiggin

Alfred James Wiggin or A. J. Wiggin (1823–1883) was an American artist active in Massachusetts, known mainly for his painted portraits and landscapes. He lived in Gloucester and Boston.[1][2][3] Examples of his work are in the collections of the Cape Ann Museum;[4][5] Historic New England;[5] Lafayette College;[6] the Peabody Essex Museum;[6] and the Sandy Bay Historical Society.[6]

References
  1. Ruth Wolfe. "A Passion For The Past Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine: The Little Collection At Cogswell's Grant." Antiques, 1998.
  2. Boston Directory. 1873
  3. Somerville City Directory. 1883
  4. "Cape Ann Museum".
  5. Smithsonian. National Portrait Gallery. Catalog of American Portraits. Retrieved 2011-12-13
  6. Smithsonian. Art Inventories Catalog. Retrieved 2011-12-13

Further reading
  • Janet Dwyer. The Portraits and Landscapes of Alfred J. Wiggin, 1823–1883. Gloucester, Mass.: Cape Ann Historical Assoc., 1980.
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