Jewett, Eleanor, 1892-1968.

Dates:
Birth 1892
Death 1968

Biographical notes:

Art critic; Chicago, Ill.

Jewett first obtained a job at the Chicago Tribune in 1917 through the editor, her cousin Colonel Robert McCormick. She started writing fiction, beauty, and fashion columns, and, in 1918, became art editor. She retired in 1956. Her generally conservative criticisms treated many modernist painters and movements unfavorably. She was involved with anti-modernist art groups such as the Palette and Chisel Club and the Sanity in Art Society, on whose board she served. Jewett also wrote verse which the Tribune published. She published two books of poems: FROM THE TOP OF MY COLUMN (1927) and IN THE WIND'S WHISTLE (1929). She married Godfrey Lundberg in 1920, and retained her maiden name professionally.

From the description of Eleanor Jewett papers, 1892-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82606007

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  • Art criticism
  • Art critics
  • Arts
  • Women art critics

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  • Illinois--Chicago (as recorded)