Phillips, Ammi

Phillips, Ammi

(1788–1865) painter; born in Colebrook, Conn. An itinerant folk painter, he worked in the area bordering New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. He is known for his early dream-like paintings, such as Harriet Leavens (c. 1815), and his later stylized work, as in Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog (1834–36).