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