Amanda Brewster Sewell

Amanda Brewster Sewell
Self-portrait, 1904, National Academy of Design[1]
Born	Lydia Amanda Brewster (1859-02-24)February 24, 1859 North Elba, New York
Died	November 15, 1926(1926-11-15) (aged 67) Florence, Italy
Nationality	American
Education	Cooper Union Art Students League of New York Académie Julian, Paris
Known for	Painter of portraits and genre scenes
Notable work	Arcadia, mural The Sacred Hecatomb, painting
Awards	See Awards section below

Lydia Amanda Brewster Sewell (February 24, 1859 - November 15, 1926) was a 19th-century American painter of portraits and genre scenes.^[2] Lydia Amanda Brewster studied art in the United States and in Paris before marrying her husband, fellow artist Robert Van Vorst Sewell. She won a bronze medal for her mural Arcadia at The World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. She continued to win medals at expositions and was the first woman to win a major prize at the National Academy of Design, where she was made an Associate Academian in 1903. She was vice president of the Woman's Art Club of New York by 1906. Her works are in several public collections.