Emmet family

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Artistic family; Stockbridge, Mass., New York, N.Y., and London, England

Its members included illustrator Julia Colt Emmet, her daughters, painters and portraitists Rosina "Posie" Emmet Sherwood (Mrs. Arthur M. Sherwood), Lydia Field Emmet, and Jane Erin Emmet De Glehn, who lived in England with her husband, painter Wilfrid De Glehn. The De Glehns used the surname Von Glehn until 1919. The family also includes cousins, painters Ellen "Bay" Emmet Rand (Mrs. William Blanchard Rand) and Edith Leslie Emmet, and Rosina Emmet Sherwood's children, painter Rosamond Sherwood and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Robert Emmet Sherwood.

From the description of Emmet family papers, 1792-1989 (bulk 1851-1989). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80261881

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creatorOf Emmet family papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Tyler family Bible record, 1881-1916. Library of Virginia
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associatedWith Beaux, Cecilia, 1855-1942. person
associatedWith Casals, Pablo, 1876-1973. person
associatedWith Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916. person
associatedWith Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916. person
associatedWith De Glehn, Jane Erin Emmet, 1873-1961. person
associatedWith De Glehn, Wilfrid-Gabriel, 1870-1951. person
associatedWith Emmet, Julia Colt Pierson, 1829-1908. person
associatedWith Emmet, Lydia Field, 1866-1952. person
associatedWith Emmet, Robert, 1778-1803. person
associatedWith Emmet, William Jenkins, b. 1826. person
associatedWith Fontanne, Lynn. person
associatedWith James, Henry, 1843-1916. person
associatedWith Lunt, Alfred. person
associatedWith MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937. person
associatedWith Morgan, Elizabeth Emmet, d. 1934. person
associatedWith Rand, Ellen Emmet, 1875-1941. person
associatedWith Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907. person
associatedWith Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925. person
associatedWith Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955. person
associatedWith Sherwood, Rosina Emmet, 1854-1948. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
England--London
New York (State)
New York (State)--Pelham
New York (State)--New York
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Musicians
Singers
Actors
Composers
Illustrators
Painters
Portrait painters
Painting, American
Playwrights
Women painters
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Active 1792

Active 1989

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