Lydia Field Emmet | |
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 "Self Portrait". 1912. Oil on canvas | |
| Born | January 23, 1866 |
| Died | August 16, 1952 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting, Portraiture |
Lydia Field Emmet (January 23, 1866 – August 16, 1952) was an American artist best known for her work as a portraitist. She studied with, among others, prominent artists such as William Merritt Chase, Harry Siddons Mowbray, Kenyon Cox and Tony Robert-Fleury.[1] Emmet exhibited widely during her career, and her paintings can now be found hanging in the White House, and many prestigious art galleries, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1][2]
- ^ a b Swinth, Kirsten. Painting Professionals: Women Artists & the Development of Modern American Art, 1870-1930, Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press, 2001
- ^ Tufts, Eleanor. American Women Artists, 1830-1930, Washington, DC: National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.), International Exhibitions Foundation, 1987