Charles Cushing Wright

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Charles Cushing Wright (born 1 May 1796, in Damariscotta, Maine, died 7 June 1857, in New York City) [1] was an American engraver and medalist. In 1825 he was a founding member of the National Academy of Design.

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Wright was first apprenticed to a silversmith in Utica, New York, then came to New York City in 1823 and established a partnership with the painter Asher Brown Durand until 1827, named Durand and Wright, Engravers. [2]

Together with Samuel Morse, Durand and others, Wright was one of the "First Fifteen" founders of the National Academy of Design in 1825. [2]

Charles Cushing Wright has been called "The First American Medalist". [3] He both designed and cut his medals [4] 17 of which are currently in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [5]

Personal life

Wright married Lavinia Delliber (died July 6, 1860), a Huguenot from Charleston, South Carolina and a direct descendant of the second settlers of that city. He was the father of the notable physician Hannah Amelia Wright. [6]

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References

  1. Wright, Charles Cushing, Bénézit.
  2. 1 2 "Charles Cushing Wright (1796-1854)" . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. "Charles Cushing Wright and His Medals" . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. Charles Cushing Wright in: AskART.com, retrieved 18 April 2015
  5. "Collection / 17 results out of 448,508 records" . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. Willard, Frances Elizabeth, 1839-1898; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice, 1820-1905 (1893). A woman of the century; fourteen hundred-seventy biographical sketches accompanied by portraits of leading American women in all walks of life. Buffalo, N.Y., Moulton. p.  803-804. Retrieved 8 August 2017.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.