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Wilfred Israel Duphiney

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Wilfred Israel Duphiney
Born1884
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]

Career

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Duphiney painted Thomas Wilson Dorr, Commodore John Barry, and many politicians. The walls of the Rhode Island State House are decorated with 15 of his paintings.[1]

Duphiney was a member of the Providence Art Club. He was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Patrick T. Conley. "Wilfred I. Duphiney". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017.
  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.

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