Lydia Field Emmet, born in New Rochelle, New York and Died in August 16, 1952. She was a student of William M. Chase, H.S. Mowbray, Kenyon Cox and Robert Reid, all in New York. While in France, she studied with Colin, Bougereau, Mac Monnies and Fleury.While in France, she joined the summer colony of American artists near Monet's home in Girverny. Also in the 1890's, she worked as William M. Chase's assistant, teaching his preparatory classes at his summer school at Shinnecock Hills, Long Island. Along with Mary Cassett and others, she was invited to paint murals in the Women's Building at the World's Fair Columbian Exhibition in 1893; she also designed stained glass windows for Tiffany & Co., and did illustrations for Harper's.

Ms. Emmet became very well known for her figure and portrait work. Her portrait work of well known people made a handsome living for her during the depression years. Lydia, her sister Rosina Emmet Sherwood and their cousin, Ellen Emmet Rand, were the movers and shakers of the artistic world of Stockbridge, Mass. art community.

Member:
National Academy of Design, 1912
Stockbridge Art Association
Connecticut academy of Fine Arts
National Association of Women Artist
American Federation of the Arts
New York Watercolor Club
National Association of Portrait Painters

Institutions with Her Work:
New York Historical Society
Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York
National Society of Colonial Dames of America, State of Vermont
Groton School, Groton Massachusetts
National Academy of Design
United States Military Academy Museum, West Point, New York
Museum of the City of New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
White House, Washington, D.C.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Lyme Academy Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut

Biography courtesy of Roughton Galleries, www.antiquesandfineart.com/roughton