Amanda Brewster Sewell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amanda Brewster Sewell

American painter

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1839

Place of Birth: North Elba, New York, United States

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1926

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lydia Amanda Brewster Sewell (February 24, 1859 - November 15, 1926) was a 19th-century American painter of portraits and genre scenes.
Lydia Amanda Brewster studied art in the United States and in Paris before marrying her husband, fellow artist Robert Van Vorst Sewell.
She won a bronze medal for her mural Arcadia at The World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.
She continued to win medals at expositions and was the first woman to win a major prize at the National Academy of Design, where she was made an Associate Academian in 1903.
She was vice president of the Woman's Art Club of New York by 1906.
Her works are in several public collections.