Emily Sartain. Engraving by John Sartain. Courtesy of the Library of Congress (LC-USZ62-112191).
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Sartain, Emily (17 March 1841–17 June 1927)
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Sartain, Emily (17 March 1841–17 June 1927), art educator and painter/printmaker
Phyllis Peet
Sartain, Emily (17 March 1841–17 June 1927), art educator and painter/printmaker, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John Sartain, a mezzotint engraver, and Susannah Longmate Swaine. Sartain, one of two daughters and five sons, grew up in a family in which her father trained her brothers as professional artists. Socially prominent Unitarians and Associationists, her parents encouraged her to attend Philadelphia Normal School for Girls. When she began to teach public school upon graduation in 1858, she joined a predominantly female profession....
