William Smith Jewett
Born1821
Died1873
EducationNew York Academy of Design
OccupationPainter
ChildrenWilliam Dunbar Jewett

William Smith Jewett (1821โ€“1873) was an American painter.

Jewett was born in South Dover, New York.[1] He studied painting at the New York Academy of Design, where he became an associate in 1845.[2] He sold many paintings through the American Art-Union, and he exhibited his artwork at the Academy of Design in 1841โ€“1851.[2] Jewett moved to San Francisco, California in 1851, where he joined the Society of California Pioneers and he did many portraits of pioneers like him, including John Sutter.[2] Jewett died in Springfield, Massachusetts.[1] His son, William Dunbar Jewett, became a sculptor.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 McAuliffe, Chris; Miller, Angela L. (2013). America: Painting a Nation. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales. p. 88. ISBN 9781741741018. OCLC 862093088.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Evans, Elliott (December 1954). "William S. and William D. Jewett". California Historical Society Quarterly. 33 (4): 309โ€“320. doi:10.2307/25156517. JSTOR 25156517.
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