Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Santa Ana, CA 92706
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Museums page for William Jewett ((1812 - 1873)), known for Portrait, landscape and genre painting. Showing 6 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1812 South Dover, New York - 1873 Springfield, Massachusetts. Known for: Portrait, landscape and genre painting.
William Smith Jewett, whose name is often confused with William Jewett, became a prominent American portrait painter during the mid-1800s. He was born in South Dover, New York in 1812, and was... Read full biography
William Smith Jewett, whose name is often confused with William Jewett, became a prominent American portrait painter during the mid-1800s. He was born in South Dover, New York in 1812, and was painting portraits there by 1833. Jewett studied at the National Academy of Design, enrolling in the... Read full biography
William Smith Jewett, whose name is often confused with William Jewett, became a prominent American portrait painter during the mid-1800s. He was born in South Dover, New York in 1812, and was painting portraits there by 1833. Jewett studied at the National Academy of Design, enrolling in the Antique Class in 1838, and the following spring he began exhibiting portraits at the Academy's annual exhibitions. Although he is best known for portraiture, he occasionally painted landscapes as well... Read full biography
William Smith Jewett, whose name is often confused with William Jewett, became a prominent American portrait painter during the mid-1800s. He was born in South Dover, New York in 1812, and was painting portraits there by 1833. Jewett studied at the National Academy of Design, enrolling in the Antique Class in 1838, and the following spring he began exhibiting portraits at the Academy's annual exhibitions. Although he is best known for portraiture, he occasionally painted landscapes as well including Yosemite National Park. Early in his career he was commissioned to paint the portrait of the governor of New York, which reinforced his position as a painter in the New York area. Jewett caught gold fever in 1849 and moved to California to take... Read full biography
William Smith Jewett, whose name is often confused with William Jewett, became a prominent American portrait painter during the mid-1800s. He was born in South Dover, New York in 1812, and was painting portraits there by 1833. Jewett studied at the National Academy of Design, enrolling in the Antique Class in 1838, and the following spring he began exhibiting portraits at the Academy's annual exhibitions. Although he is best known for portraiture, he occasionally painted landscapes as well including Yosemite National Park. Early in his career he was commissioned to paint the portrait of the governor of New York, which reinforced his position as a painter in the New York area. Jewett caught gold fever in 1849 and moved to California to take up mining and to take advantage of the nouveau riche as portrait subjects. By December of that year he had settled in San... Read full biography
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About William Jewett: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsChrysler Museum of Art
245 West Olney Road
Norfolk, VA 23510National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20001Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102