Wilfred I. Duphiney's Faces of RI

My grandfather, Wilfred Israel Duphiney (1884-1960), was a portrait artist in RI. Though I was born in 1960, I have always felt a close connection to him through his artwork. This blog is for the journey of going through a pile of old photos, newspaper clippings, and who-knows-what.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

This Blog is moving!

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Monday, March 30, 2015

A portrait of the artist in his studio... Duphiney by Tolman

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I just learned of this painting by Stacy Tolman that now hangs in the Providence Art Club. Stacy Tolman was a contemporary of my grandfather...

Saturday, December 13, 2014

It's back!

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I've been busy with grad school, but now with that completed, I need to get back to this research. A look at the resource links, shows t...

Friday, July 8, 2011

Project Break

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Just FYI... other "priorities" have temporarily sidelined the project, most likely till the Fall of 2011. (-;

Monday, May 9, 2011

Portrait of John O. Pastore

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A show of recently restored gubernatorial portraits is on view at the Providence Art Club. Among them, a portrait of RI's Governor (and ...

Thursday, April 7, 2011

The public contributes paintings for the project

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Something very unexpected has happened with this project in the last two days! I have had two people contact me about paintings they own by ...

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Stacy Tolman's Sleeping Angel?

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Today while going through photos of a collection of drawings previously belonging to my grandfather, I found a drawing of a young woman that...

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Laura: As regards this blog, I am a grandchild of the artist, Wilfred I. Duphiney. He and his wife, Marie, had three daughters: Marie, Winona, and Roberta. Winona had four children: Walter, Laura, Roberta, and Joseph. Roberta had six children: John, Joseph, James, Jerold, Suzanne, and Jeffrey.

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