William Bonham

Inscriptions

Inscribed on reverse: "William Bonnell/Pin/March 4th/1825/Portrait of Wm Bonham/ Painted at the age of 38 years" (Note: there may be an "x" after "Pin" but it is hard to see.)

Provenance

Edgar William Garbisch (1899–1979) and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (1906–1979), New York, NY and Pokety Farms, MD by 1979; by descent to their estate, 1979; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1980.

Publications

Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski, For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2012), no. 20.

Quick Overview

Artist: William Bonnell / American, 1804–1865
Date: March 4, 1825
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 30.5 × 24.9 cm (12 × 9 13/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: painting
Style: Folk Art
Place: United States
Department: Arts of the Americas
Credit line: Estate of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Accession no.: 1980.739

More by William Bonnell in museum collections

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Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00001121
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March 5, 1825 · Painting
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00001122

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.