Maude Sherwood Jewett (June 6, 1875 – 1953) was an American sculptor. Born in

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, Jewett was a graduate of the

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who studied with

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (September 17, 1880 – January 1, 1980) was an American sculptor known for her works in bronze. Life She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her parents divorced when she was in her teens, and she moved to Europe wi ...

. Beginning in 1910 she kept a summer cottage in East Hampton,

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, called the Ink Pot, whose grounds she decorated with her own work; it soon became a gathering place for artists. With her husband, Edward Hull Jewett, she had two children, Edward Jr. and John Howard. Jewett's work may be seen in the

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, which owns a fountain to her design, and on East Hampton's Soldiers and Sailors War Memorial; she also crafted a number of

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1875 births 1953 deaths 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American women artists People from Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Sculptors from New Jersey Art Students League of New York alumni Sculptors from New York (state) 20th-century American women sculptors {{US-sculptor-stub