Mimi Jennewein

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

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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]

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References

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  2. Howarth, Shirley Reiff (1980). C. Paul Jennewein, Sculptor. Tampa Museum.
  3. 1 2 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.
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