Jennie Lewis (artist)

Jennie Lewis (1892–1944)[1] was an American printmaker. She studied at the California School of Fine Arts and the California College of Arts and Crafts.[2] In the 1930s, Lewis took part in the Federal Art Project run by the Works Progress Administration.[3] Lewis died in a snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada mountains.[2] Her work is included in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[4] the National Gallery of Art,[5] the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] the Metropolitan Museum of Art[6] and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.[7]

For other people named Jennifer Lewis, see Jennifer Lewis (disambiguation).
Jennie Lewis
Born1892 (1892)
San Diego, California
Died1944 (aged 51–52)
Fresno, California
EducationCalifornia School of Fine Arts, California College of Arts and Crafts
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References
  1. "Jennie Lewis". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "Jennie Lewis". Annex Galleries Fine Prints. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. "Jennie Lewis". Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  4. "Scene near Presidio S.F." SFMOMA. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. "Home Near S.S. Park, San Francisco, California 1935–43". www.metmuseum.org.
  6. "Jennie Lewis | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
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