Amos Sewell (1901 – 1983)
Posted by M.R.N. on March 8, 2012
Formal Hug - Little Boy With Dirty Hands
Who Will He Ask?
Banana Split
Parent-Teacher Conference
American Tourists in Venice
Baseball In The Hospital
Out of Ice Cream
This Car Needs Washing
School Orchestra
Former Figure
Parents' Reveille
High School Commencement Address
Shy Lovers
Eavesdropping on Love
Christmas Photograph
Kids Playing Cowboy
Scuba In The Tub
Dance Cotillion
Go Two Miles, Turn Left...
Surveying the Cow Pasture
Blown Fuse
Cool Record
Let Freedom Ring
Christmas Sermon
Among The Eskimo
11 Responses to “Amos Sewell (1901 – 1983)”
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Bruce said
There are some cute themes in this series. Two that particularly amused me are “Baseball in the Hospital” and “This Car Needs Washing.”
john444 said
Call me”archaic Main Stream” but I like it.
Art & History said
Fascinating glimpses of mid-20th century, but often so passive-agressive. Perhaps he was bitter that his career was always overshadowed by that of Norman Rockwell.
MLB said
What I like is that all of the faces are individualistic in his paintings. Look at “School Orchestra”, every child is different than the others. On the other hand, you can see that he has a tendency to use the same models. Is the brunette his wife? The young blond, his daughter? Hmmmm. Irony is stamped all over these paintings, and a sense of sad whimsy is portrayed in “Former Figure”. Good stuff.
John severson said
Did Amos Sewell ever live in Skokie Illinois or have a reason to be there around the spring of 1956
Joseph Emerson said
Amos Sewell was my uncle ( husband of my grandmother’s sister). The models were not his kids because he had none. My brother and I were occasionally models but not often. He lived in Westport CT and used local models.
Mark Baumgart said
Dear John, that’s nice to know, I wonder though, what the artist would think that he’s being appreciated even now.
Rina Delgado said
i have he opportunity to owned two paiting from Amos Sewell!! but i dont see than in this pictures they are very unique. i love all of his paitings !
Bob Wale said
Amos Sewell did hundreds of illustrations for many magazines, including the Sat. Eve. Post. I may be able to identify where your Sewell illustrations were reproduced. e-mail me your pictures and I will try.
humphry said
Amos and Ruth were dear friends of my parents, especially my mother with whom Ruth exchanged extensive correspondence. I visited their lovely home in Westport, Connecticut, and would be pleased to exchange reminiscences with Suzay Lamb. humphry@evatt.co.uk
William said
Can anyone clarify as to why his name (as painted) appears as “Sewell” and “Seweil” ? I have examined several of his paintings and both spellings appear regularly. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance