"Uncle Willie" - Cooper, Washington Bogart (attrib.)

National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee

Out of State
		Portrait #1448
Subject/Title:	"Uncle Willie"
Artist:	Cooper, Washington Bogart (attrib.)
Date Created:	late 1860s-early 1870s?
Owner/Location:	Private Collection Out-of-State
Frame Dimensions:	31 x 27
Image Dimensions:	23 x 19
Materials/Media:	Oil
Date Documented:	17 June 2008
Condition:	Excellent

Description:	Young boy with blonde corkscrew curls in white blouse with blue ribbon tie.
History of Work:	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!