Charles Winslow Hall, born Caroline on May 22, 1860, was an American artist who specialized in portraiture and the depiction of animals. Active during the late nineteenth century, Hall pursued a career in the fine arts, though the passage of time has left only a small portion of his portfolio intact. Today, very few of his artworks are known to survive. Among his extant pieces, a notable plaster portrait of the contemporary artist Joseph Frank Currier is preserved and held by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, serving as a rare physical testament to his artistic capabilities.\n\nIn addition to his artistic endeavors, Hall is remembered for his personal history and gender presentation. For the final ten years of his life, he lived continuously as a man. This aspect of his identity was kept private from the general public and was only discovered by others following his death. Hall passed away from consumption on September 29, 1901, at which point his biological sex was revealed. His life remains a notable historical example of a nineteenth-century individual navigating gender identity and artistic pursuit.
