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1860 New York City - 1924 Florence, Italy. Known for: Landscape, figure, genre, mural.
Painter, muralist. Born in NYC in 1860. Sewell studied in Paris with Lefebvre and Boulanger. His known works include landscapes and coastals of California. He maintained a studio home in Oyster Bay,... Read full biography
Painter, muralist. Born in NYC in 1860. Sewell studied in Paris with Lefebvre and Boulanger. His known works include landscapes and coastals of California. He maintained a studio home in Oyster Bay, NY and died while vacationing in Florence, Italy on Nov. 18, 1924. Member: ANA; NY Arch. League;... Read full biography
Painter, muralist. Born in NYC in 1860. Sewell studied in Paris with Lefebvre and Boulanger. His known works include landscapes and coastals of California. He maintained a studio home in Oyster Bay, NY and died while vacationing in Florence, Italy on Nov. 18, 1924. Member: ANA; NY Arch. League; Century Assn; Union League Club; Lotos Club. Exh: NAD, 1889 (prize); Boston, 1891 (medal); Pan Am Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (medal); Louisiana Purchase Expo (St Louis), 1904 (medal). In: St Regis Hotel (NYC);... Read full biography
Painter, muralist. Born in NYC in 1860. Sewell studied in Paris with Lefebvre and Boulanger. His known works include landscapes and coastals of California. He maintained a studio home in Oyster Bay, NY and died while vacationing in Florence, Italy on Nov. 18, 1924. Member: ANA; NY Arch. League; Century Assn; Union League Club; Lotos Club. Exh: NAD, 1889 (prize); Boston, 1891 (medal); Pan Am Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (medal); Louisiana Purchase Expo (St Louis), 1904 (medal). In: St Regis Hotel (NYC); Sweat Memorial (Portland, ME). & AAA 1924; FId; Ben; Art News, 11-22-1924 and NY Times, 11-20-1924 (obits). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book
Painter, muralist. Born in NYC in 1860. Sewell studied in Paris with Lefebvre and Boulanger. His known works include landscapes and coastals of California. He maintained a studio home in Oyster Bay, NY and died while vacationing in Florence, Italy on Nov. 18, 1924. Member: ANA; NY Arch. League; Century Assn; Union League Club; Lotos Club. Exh: NAD, 1889 (prize); Boston, 1891 (medal); Pan Am Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (medal); Louisiana Purchase Expo (St Louis), 1904 (medal). In: St Regis Hotel (NYC); Sweat Memorial (Portland, ME). & AAA 1924; FId; Ben; Art News, 11-22-1924 and NY Times, 11-20-1924 (obits). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
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Painter, muralist. Born in NYC in 1860. Sewell studied in Paris with Lefebvre and Boulanger. His known works include landscapes and coastals of California. He maintained a studio home in Oyster Bay, NY and died while vacationing in Florence, Italy on Nov. 18, 1924. Member: ANA; NY Arch. League; Century Assn; Union League Club; Lotos Club. Exh: NAD, 1889 (prize); Boston, 1891 (medal); Pan Am Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (medal); Louisiana Purchase Expo (St Louis), 1904 (medal). In: St Regis Hotel (NYC); Sweat Memorial (Portland, ME). & AAA 1924; FId; Ben; Art News, 11-22-1924 and NY Times, 11-20-1924 (obits).