Oliver Ingraham Lay

Oliver Ingraham Lay (c. 1845-1890), was an American portrait painter.

Lay received his earliest art education in the United States. He traveled to Europe in 1860 he returned to the United States and began his professional career as an artist. He was an exhibitor at the Century Association and the National Academy of Design.[1] His clients included President Ulysses S. Grant and actor Edwin Booth.[2]

He died on June 28, 1890,[3] in Stratford, Connecticut. He was buried at the New York Cemetery Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.

He was married to Hester Marian Wait Lay (1845-1900). They had a son, Charles Lay,[3] who became an American architect.

His works are in museum collections in the United States and England, including the National Academy of Design, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Gallery of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon, England).[4] He also has a collection of documents at the Archives of American Art.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Oliver Ingraham Lay | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  2. ^ Lay, Charles Downing; Campanella, Thomas J. (2023). The freedom of the city. Washington, DC: Island Press. ISBN 978-1-64283-295-2.
  3. ^ a b The Everson Museum of Art (2020-05-15). "Object of the Week: The Two Friends by Oliver Ingraham Lay". Everson Museum of Art. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  4. ^ Young, Alan R. (2002). Hamlet and the visual arts, 1709-1900. Newark : London: University of Delaware Press ; Associated University Presses. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-87413-794-1.
  5. ^ "Oliver Ingraham Lay, Charles Downing Lay, and Lay Family papers, 1789-2000, bulk 1870-1996 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
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