Emily Sartain

Emily Sartain
Naudin Studios, Emily Sartain, ca 1880, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia
Born	(1841-03-17)March 17, 1841 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	June 17, 1927(1927-06-17) (aged 86) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Education	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Carlo Raimondi Évariste Vital Luminais
Known for	Mezzotint engraving, painting, art educator
Notable work	The Reproof
Awards	Centennial Exposition gold medal 1876 The Reproof Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Mary Smith Prize 1881 and 1883

Emily Sartain (March 17, 1841 – June 17, 1927) was an American painter and engraver. She was the first woman in Europe and the United States to practice the art of mezzotint engraving, and the only woman to win a gold medal at the 1876 World Fair in Philadelphia. Sartain became a nationally recognized art educator and was the director of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women from 1866 to 1920.^[1] Her father, John Sartain, and three of her brothers, William, Henry and Samuel were artists. Before she entered the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and studied abroad, her father took her on a Grand Tour of Europe. She helped found the New Century Club for working and professional women, and the professional women's art clubs, The Plastic Club and The Three Arts Club.