George Whiting Flagg

Who was George Whiting Flagg?

George Whiting Flagg from New Haven, Connecticut, was an American painter of historical scenes and genre pictures. He was the brother of the artist Jared Bradley Flagg.

George Whiting Flagg lived out his later years at his home located at 12 Westminster Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts until his death, January 5, 1897. Painting from a small studio next to this home. Above the fireplace in the upstairs bedroom, Mr. Flagg painted the following: "He That Maketh Haste To Be Rich Shall Not Be Innocent", which remains above the fireplace to this day.