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Dorothy Chapin and her daughter Virginia S. Chapin

David Silvette1940

The Valentine

The Valentine
Richmond, United States

Dorothy Bingham Chapin (1900-1985) was painted with her youngest child, Virginia by the noted Richmond artist David Silvette shortly after her husband’s death. Cornelius Colton Chapin, Jr. (1893-1940) died in an automobile accident leaving his widow to raise their three children: Dorothy Saville Chapin (1924-2006); Cornelius Colton Chapin, Jr. (1926-2006); and Virginia Chapin Finlayson (1934-2005).

David Silvette studied under his father, famed portrait artist Ellis M. Silvette, and later with Cecilia Beaux and Charles Hawthorne.

Details

  • Title: Dorothy Chapin and her daughter Virginia S. Chapin
  • Creator: David Silvette
  • Date Created: 1940
  • Location: Richmond, Virginia
  • Provenance: V.2014.30.01, Gift of Mr. James Chapin Sheppard
  • Type: Painting
  • Medium: Oil paint, Wood, Canvas

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