Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins

c. 1865

Washington L. Germon

Associated Names
Washington L. Germon

Artist, American, 1823 - 1877

In this image, a man is shown from the waist up sitting on a chair with his right arm resting on the armrest. He is positioned facing slightly towards the left with his head tilted down. The man's facial features include a rounded face, closed eyes, and full lips, with short curly hair. He is wearing a buttoned-up jacket over a light-colored shirt. The background is plain with a portion of another object visible to the left side. The chair has details of fringe or tassels visible along the armrest, and there's no additional detail in the immediate background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Robert Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.9 × 5.7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.)
    mount: 10.1 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.174.38

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in black ink: Germon,; lower right: 914 Arch St. Phila.; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: Blind [illegible]; center printed in black ink: W. L. Germon's / Temple of Art, / 914 Arch Street, Philadelphia.; lower center applied blue two-cent tax stamp; bottom center printed in black ink: Duplicates of this can be ordered at any time by sending / Name and No.

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