George Taylor Wright (Born 1847)

inscribed Drawn by Geo. T. Wright 1868.

Light even toning, closed tear at lower-center. Replaced frame.
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This charmingly naïve landscape likely depicts the view from the front lawn of the home of George T. Wright, about whom very little is known. At 33 years old, he is still listed as “at home” with his parents, William and Mary Jane Wright, and his younger sister. Their farm was located in Howe Township, Perry County, on the south shore of the Juniata River, just a few doors down from the noted Miller family pottery. Across the river were several farms, and on the far shore, between the Juniata and the farms, ran both the Juniata Division of the Pennsylvania Canal and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Juniata Division ran from the confluence of the Juniata and Susquehanna Rivers to Hollidaysburg, a distance of 127 miles, along which there were 86 locks.