Patience Wright
Patience Wright | |
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Portrait of Patience Wright | |
| Born | Patience Lovell 1725 |
| Died | March 23, 1786 (aged 60–61) |
| Occupation | Sculpture |
| Spouse |
Joseph Wright
(m. 1748; died 1769) |
| Children | 4, including Joseph Wright |
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Patience Wright (born Lovell; 1725 – March 23, 1786) was a sculptor of wax figures, and the first recognized American-born sculptor. Wright is recorded as creating at least 55 works; only her full-length figure of Lord Chatham (William Pitt) survives.