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James Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 28 September 1886 |
| Died | 20 October 1947 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
James Wright (1886 - 20 October 1947) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
[edit]1891 census - Station Road, Dreghorn, Ayr[3]
1901 census - Gas Works, Main Street, West Kilbride[4]
His father William Wright (born c. 1855) was a Gas Works manager originally from Kilbirnie in Ayrshire.[5]
His mother Lizzie Cairns (born c. 1854) from Kilmarnock.
James Wright was born in Dreghorn, Ayrshire in 1886.
His sister was the artist Margaret Isobel Wright.
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]He died on 20 October 1947 at his home in Garelochhead.
Obit[6]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1108/records/2502512
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1101/records/1632545
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/57761425/person/252299517456/facts
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0WdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=%22James+Wright%22+death&article_id=4088,2706214&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj94JqarfGLAxWzQUEAHcTREskQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Wright%22%20death&f=false
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artists/wright-james-18851947
Category:1886 births
Category:1947 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters