Portrait of Alice Sewell
Title
Portrait of Alice Sewell
Description
Black and white portrait of a young woman in profile. Her top has an elaborate lattice-work motif on the front and upper sleeves. Alice Sewell was born in 1888 and studied at Pacific University in 1907 and 1908. In 1911, after studying art in New York, she returned to teach art at Pacific for a few years. Ms. Sewell was a sculptor and painter. She later taught at Linfield College and remained an integral part of the Portland area art scene for much of the first half of the twentieth century.
Creator
Paper, O. M., photographer, Forest Grove, Oregon
Date Created
circa 1900s
Subject
Fashion
Photography of women
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Women painters
Women teachers
Women sculptors
Women college graduates
Education History
Secondary Education
Arts & Entertainment (General)
Place
Hillsboro, Oregon
Medium
photographic prints
Identifier
WCMpic_012154
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image