William Smith Jewett (1821–1873) was an American painter. Jewett was born in South Dover, New York. He studied painting at the

New York Academy of Design The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E. Thompson, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, and others "to promote the f ...

, where he became an associate in 1845. He sold many paintings through the

American Art-Union The American Art-Union (1839–1851) was a subscription-based organization whose goal was to enlighten and educate an American public to a national art, while providing a support system for the viewing and sales of art “executed by artists in th ...

, and he exhibited his artwork at the Academy of Design in 1841–1851. Jewett moved to

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

in 1851, where he joined the

Society of California Pioneers The Society of California Pioneers, established in 1850, is dedicated to the study and enjoyment of California art, history, and culture. Founded by individuals arriving in California before 1850 and thriving under the leadership of several gener ...

and he did many portraits of

pioneer Pioneer commonly refers to a settler who migrates to previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited land. In the United States pioneer commonly refers to an American pioneer, a person in American history who migrated west to join in settling and dev ...

s like him, including

John Sutter John Augustus Sutter (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880), born Johann August Sutter and known in Spanish as Don Juan Sutter, was a Swiss immigrant of Mexican and American citizenship, known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area th ...

. Jewett died in Springfield, Massachusetts. His son, William Dunbar Jewett, became a sculptor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jewett, William Smith 1821 births 1873 deaths People from Dover, New York National Academy of Design associates 19th-century American painters 19th-century male artists American portrait painters California pioneers