Claggett Wilson: Memoirs and Articles

Claggett Wilson, born in 1887 in Washington, DC, eventually made New York City his home. In his teenage years he exercised his equestrian skills as a cowboy in Arizona and in England riding to hounds. After abandoning a short stay at Princeton University, he spent four years in Paris (1906-1910) honing is artistic skills which won him a place in the Paris Salon. Claggett Wilson is pictured here on Squirrel Island, Maine, where he maintained a summer studio.

Charles II, a.k.a. C. Claggett Wilson

Claggett Wilson on Squirrel Island, ME.

Claggett Wilson on Heintz's Pier.

Claggett Wilson with his mother on Heintz's Pier.

Claggett Wilson age 19.

Claggett Wilson, rarely without a hat.

Claggett Wilson standing fourth from the left, Paris 1910.

Just home from the Front, 1919.

Home from the Front with his niece, Helen, 1919.

Home from the Front with his nieces, Charlotte & Elizabeth, 1919.

Claggett Wilson, 1925

Claggett Wilson with his sister in Paris.

Claggett Wilson, right, in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey, 1926. He was commissioned to paint a portrait of Turkey's president, Mustapha Kemal Pasha Atatürk. In the center is photographer, Douglas Robbins.