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Julia Pierson Emmet

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Julia Pierson Emmet
Born
Julia Colt Pierson

1829
DiedSeptember 26, 1908(1908-09-26) (aged 78–79)
New Rochelle, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting
SpouseWilliam Jenkins Emmet

Julia Colt Pierson Emmet (1829–1908) was an American illustrator and painter.[1]

Julia was the daughter of Josiah G. Pierson and Julia Colt. She studied art with Daniel Huntington.[2] Julia was married to William Jenkins Emmet, a grandson of Thomas Addis Emmet. The couple had ten children. A daughter Julia Colt Emmet died young. Children who lived into adulthood were Robert Temple Emmet (1854–1936), Rosina Emmet Sherwood (1854–1948) (twin), William LeRoy Emmet (1858–1941), Devereux Emmet (1861–1934), Richard Stockton Emmet (b.1863), Lydia Field Emmet (1866–1952), Jane Emmet de Glehn (1873–1961), Christopher Temple Emmet (1868–1957), and Thomas Addis Emmet (b.1870).[3]

Robert Temple served in the army and was awarded the Medal of Honor. Rosina was a painter and the mother of playwright Robert E. Sherwood. William was an electrical engineer and the leading advocate of the electrical propulsion of ships by turbine. Devereux was a pioneering golf course architect and amateur golfer. Lydia and Jane were prominent portraitists.

Julia died on September 26, 1908.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Clara database of Women Artists". Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. ^ Dearinger, David Bernard (ed) (2004). Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826–1925. Hudson Hills Press. ISBN 1555950299. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Williams, Philip. "The Emmet Family: Visual Art". Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Died". The New York Times. September 28, 1908. Retrieved June 12, 2013.