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