Scene in Sunset District
Jennie Lewis
n.d.
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library
Accession Number
1967.72.162
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
roofdomesticCityscapeSan Francisco
About the Artist
Jennie Lewis · 1890–1944
Jennie Lewis (1892–1944) was an American painter and printmaker whose lithographs captured the intimate character of San Francisco’s neighborhoods and waterfronts. Born in San Diego, she moved with her family to San Francisco around 1900. She studied under William Merritt Chase at his Carmel summer school in 1914, then continued her training at the California School of Fine Arts with Eric Spencer ...