"Faith, Hope and Charity": Stone Figures from Facade of Mission
Edward Jewett
1936
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.5 x 35.5 cm (10 7/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: Central figure 5'
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.6897
About the Artist
Edward Jewett
Edward Taylor Jewett (1868–1955) was an American artist whose career bridged traditional academic painting and the documentation of vernacular American crafts. Born on March 28, 1868, in New York, Jewett pursued formal training in the late nineteenth century, studying at the Académie Julian in Paris and later under the portraitist J. Carroll Beckwith in New York City. This rigorous education equip...