Wilfred Israel Duphiney

Wilfred Israel Duphiney
Born1884
Central Falls, Rhode Island
Died1960
Alma materRhode Island School of Design

Wilfred Israel Duphiney (1884–1960) was an illustrator, painter, and lecturer who had a 40-year career teaching at Rhode Island School of Design and painted portraits of many prominent people in Rhode Island.[1][2] His 1956 painting of Harold Brooks Tanner, a former judge in Rhode Island, is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.[3]

Duphiney was born in Central Falls.[1] He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Duphiney's portrait of Commodore John Barry hangs in the Governor's Reception Room at the Rhode Island State House[1]
  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference rih was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Naylor, Donita (Nov 21, 2015). "11 luminaries in R.I. life to be inducted Sunday". providencejournal.com.
  3. ^ "Harold Brooks Tanner". npg.si.edu.