Mimi Jennewein

Emilia "Mimi" Jennewein (1920 - December 15, 2006) was an American painter.

Life

Jennewein was born in Rome, Italy, the daughter of sculptor C. Paul Jennewein.[1][2] She attended Mamaroneck Junior High in Mamaroneck, New York, and later attended the Art Students League, the National Academy of Design, and Yale University, graduating in 1942 with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts in painting.[3][4][5]

She later married James Triggs.[5]

Works

While attending Yale, Jennewein painted three in a series of eight murals depicting the life of James Fenimore Cooper at Mamaroneck High School; they were dedicated on September 15, 1941.[3][6]

One of Jennewein's watercolor paintings is housed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[1]

References
  1. "Mimi Jennewein". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  2. Howarth, Shirley Reiff (1980). C. Paul Jennewein, Sculptor. Tampa Museum.
  3. Salyer, Matthew Carey. "8 Significant James Fenimore Cooper Murals Slated To Be Lost". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  4. "Yale Alumni Magazine: Deaths (May/June 2007)". archives.yalealumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  5. Hewlett, Crockette W. (1976). Two Centuries of Art in New Hanover County. Moore, Publishing Company. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-87716-065-6.
  6. Deedy, John (1972-11-05). "Natty Bumppo, We Need You". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
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