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

Collection