biography of Oliver Ingraham LAY (1845-1890)

Birth place: NYC

Death place: NYC

Addresses: summers in Stratford, CT

Profession: Portrait painter, teacher

Exhibited: NAD, 1863-91; Brooklyn AA, 1868-83

Comments: Fidelia Bridges was the close friend and mentor of Lay. He taught at New Art Assoc., Brooklyn, NY.

Sources: Art in Conn.: Early Days to the Gilded Age; Brooklyn Art Ass'n